Jonathan Nash

Jonathan Nash

January 16, 2025 | Daily Report Online

The Report From Jack Smith Might Not Be the Report of the Special Counsel

There is an entirely separate reason that the attorney general should not release the document retention report on the events of Jan. 6, 2021: Under the law governing that case, Jack Smith does not qualify as a special counsel.

By Jonathan Nash

5 minute read

September 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Assessing the Denial of Mark Meadows' Attempt at Removal

President Donald Trump's former chief of staff has already appealed U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones's decision to deny his request to remove the criminal charges against him in the Georgia state election-fraud case from Fulton County Superior Court to federal court. And appeal he should have: An attempt to remove a criminal prosecution under the federal officer removal statute is rare, and the proper standard is elusive.

By Jonathan Nash

6 minute read