Democrats are split on whether President Joe Biden should use his authority and presidential immunity to release special counsel Jack Smith's report on his cases involving President-elect Donald Trump.

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The president-elect had plenty of time to come up with a compelling response to the special counsel's findings. He did not spend that time wisely.

The Supreme Court’s decision scrambled efforts from special counsel Jack Smith to prosecute the case against the former president, whose appeals on his “immunity” defense triggered a series of delays that ensured he would evade a trial before November’s election.

Special Counsel Jack Smith – who oversaw two historic ... Friday — was expected ahead of the end of outgoing President Joe Biden’s term. “The Special Counsel completed his work and ...

Radio host Charlamagne Tha God criticized President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) for publishing former special counsel Jack Smith’s report detailing the 2020 election prosecution of ...

President Biden issued pre-emptive pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci and others who may have faced scrutiny under the incoming Donald Trump administration.

“That was a brutal speech,” O’Reilly said on NewsNation’s “ On Balance .” “It’s a unique moment in American history. I can’t find any other inaugural address that humiliated an outgoing president as much as this one did.”

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report on Donald Trump's role in the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.has been released.

Donald Trump lashed out at Jack Smith in a borderline incoherent late-night rant after the special counsel released a report finding Trump was part of an “unprecedented criminal effort” to overturn the 2020 election.