The other grand jury: Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago investigation moves forward
by Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter |
March 24, 2023 04:00 AM
With much of the attention focused on a possible Manhattan grand jury indictment, special counsel Jack Smith has been aggressively moving forward in his investigation into former President Donald Trump’s possession of classified records.
Last week, then-Chief Judge Beryl Howell reportedly ruled in a sealed order that Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran's assertion of attorney-client privilege with the former president could be overruled. That means he could be forced to answer questions in front of a grand jury in the nation’s capital about the Mar-a-Lago classified documents saga.
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The ruling, reportedly upheld in a sealed ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit this week, was prompted by efforts from Smith, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland late last year.
Smith served under Attorney General Eric Holder during the Obama administration, leading the DOJ's Public Integrity Unit from 2010 to 2015. Smith led a team of 30 prosecutors in conducting public corruption cases throughout the United States, including a mixed track record of going after high-profile politicians. He also inserted the DOJ into what would become the Lois Lerner IRS scandal targeting conservative nonprofit groups during the Obama years.
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