Smith is still fighting the judge's decision to dismiss Trump's indictment, although he has dropped the classified documents case.

Over the next 40 years, that turned out to be true. The prosecutor did always gloss something over, or dwell too long on some obscure detail or overreach on some ruling. More than a few “unwinnable” cases ended in acquittals. But no guilty defendant has ever received more help from his prosecutors than President-elect Donald Trump.

Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a motion to drop both criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The Trump transition team rounds out its the picks for cabinet positions,