Jack Smith Special Counsel Behind Donald Trump Case

Jack Smith Special Counsel
Jack Smith Special Counsel

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Jack Smith Special Counsel was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland on November 18, 2022.He was tasked to oversee the criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump.

On June 8, 2023, Smith announced that he had indicted former President Trump on 37 counts.

These included seditious conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Trump is the first former president to be indicted by a federal grand jury.

Jack Smith Special counsel Age

Smith was born on June 5, 1969, in Clay, New York. He is 54 years

Jack Smith Education

He graduated from Liverpool High School in 1987.He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the State University of New York at Oneonta

He then attended Harvard Law School, where he graduated in 1994 with a Juris Doctor degree.

Jack Smith Career


Smith, a former law clerk to Judge Michael Boudin, served in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for five years .Later he joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for 12 years. During his time there, he prosecuted various cases including gang violence, drug trafficking, and public corruption.

In 2012, Smith became Chief of the Criminal Division in the Southern District

He left in 2017 to join Gibson Dunn & Crutcher as a partner, specializing in white collar criminal defense and internal investigations.

Jack Smith Notable Achievements.

  • In 2014, he secured the conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell on charges of corruption. McDonnell was sentenced to two years in prison.
  • In 2015, he secured the conviction of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. DeLay was sentenced to three years in prison.
  • In 2023, he indicted former President Donald Trump on 37 counts, including seditious conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Trump is the first former president to be indicted by a federal grand jury.

Jack Smith Wife – Is Jack Smith Married?

Smith is married to Katy Chevigny, a documentary filmmaker.

Jack Smith Daughter

They have one daughter named Josie.

Jack Smith Net worth

According to Celebrity his estimated Net Worth is $22 million.

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