SPECIAL counsel Jack Smith brought charges against Donald Trump in connection to the January 6 investigation.
His decision to bring charges against the former president has received mixed views, and now Americans want to know more about him.
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Who is Special Counsel Jack Smith?
John "Jack" Luman Smith is an attorney who was born on June 5, 1969.
He began his career after graduating from Harvard University and has since had multiple roles in the United States Department of Justice.
Over the years, he has served as an assistant US attorney, acting US attorney, and head of the department's Public Integrity Section.
In 2022, he was then appointed as Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice by US Attorney General Merrick Garland.
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Who is Jack Smith's wife, Katy Chevigny?
When Smith isn't in the office, he can often be found at home, spending time with his family.
Since 2011, he has been married to Katy Chevigny and together they have one child.
Outside of being known as Smith's wife, Chevigny is known for her career as a documentary filmmaker.
Throughout the course of her career, she has produced and directed more than 30 films, including Deadline (2004), E-Team (2014), Dark Monkey (2018), and Becoming (2020).
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Additionally, she is the co-founder of Big Mouth Productions, an award-winning, independent documentary film production company based in New York City.
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What indictments were brought against Donald Trump?
On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Smith filed a second federal criminal indictment against Trump.
The indictment, which is the third one that has been filed against Trump since he left office, charges him with conspiracy and witness tampering in connection to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to Reuters.
"It was fueled by lies," Smith said of the indictment.
"Lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government: a nation's process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election."
After the indictment was filed, Trump took to his social media site, Truth Social, to proclaim his innocence.
"Why did they wait so long? Because they wanted to put it right in the middle of my campaign. Prosecutorial Misconduct!" Trump said
Trump is also facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection to alleged hush money that was paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election and 40 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
The twice-impeached former president has since denied all charges against him.
