Jack Smith Plans to Step Down as Special Counsel Before Trump Takes Office NYT | Top Stories By: Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush 13 November 2024 at 18:02 The prosecutor who investigated and charged Donald J. Trump plans to finish his report and leave the job before he can be fired. © Doug Mills/The New York TimesPresident-elect Trump has vowed to fire Jack Smith, who prepared two cases against him, within “two seconds” of being sworn in.