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Special Counsel Jack Smith is trying to get ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office, reportedly wrapping up his work and getting out of Dodge before January.

Smith’s alleged agenda was reported by the New York Times citing “people familiar with his plans” as the attorney has already asked for a pause on the Jan. 6 case against Trump “to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward.”

According to the Times report, the sources said Smith’s goal “is to not leave any significant part of his work for others to complete and to get ahead of the president-elect’s promise to fire him within ‘two seconds’ of being sworn in.”

“Mr. Smith’s office is still drawing up its plan for how to end the cases, and it is possible that unforeseen circumstances — such as judicial rulings or decisions by other government officials — could alter his intended timeline. But Mr. Smith is trying to finish his work and leave before Mr. Trump returns to power, the people familiar with his plans said,” the Times reported.

A final report by Smith would be delivered to Attorney General Merrick Garland who would then, presumably, release it to the public. But the timing in the wake of the presidential election and a soon transfer of power in the White House may affect plans.

CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen disagreed with Smith’s reported timeline.

“My own view is that Smith should not be changing course and pivoting towards writing a final report — I respectfully disagree with that decision,” he said, according to The Hill. “I think that final report that he sends to Garland, which can be sent to Congress and released in public, will have an important role to play, but I think it would have sent a more important signal to just continue with the proceedings.”

Smith is not likely to escape Republican scrutiny as the incoming Trump administration will be launching probes of its own. Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon put prosecutors on notice as he blasted lawfare against Trump and himself under the Biden-Harris regime.

“You wait. The hunted are about to become the hunters,” Bannon said outside a New York court.

“There were a lot of figures related to the Justice Department and on the outside of the Justice Department that used lawfare against President Trump,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said to reporters on Tuesday. “There needs to be very serious accountability for that because we have to restore the people’s faith in our system of justice.”

“What that accountability looks like, and to whom it is extended, there are a lot of decisions yet to be made,” he added.

House Republicans advised the special counsel to preserve his records.

News of Smith’s imminent departure sparked social media reactions on X.

“So Jack Smith Is going to quit before Trump can fire him. The DOJ should not be let off the hook for this bogus persecution. There must be accountability for this Lawfare,” radio host James Golden, aka Bo Snerdley, wrote.

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