John Luman Smith

Place: Born In Unknown City

Born: 1969

Biography:

John Luman Smith, also known as Jack Smith, is an American attorney born in 1969 in the United States. He is known for his work in the United States Department of Justice, where he served as an assistant U.S. attorney, acting U.S. attorney, and head of the department's Public Integrity Section. He was also the chief prosecutor at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, an international tribunal at The Hague. In November 2022, Smith was appointed as an independent special counsel by attorney general Merrick Garland to oversee two criminal investigations into former president Donald Trump, one regarding Trump's role in the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack and the other into alleged mishandling of government records, including classified documents. The documents case resulted in a 37-count indictment of Trump in June 2023, and the January 6 case resulted in an indictment on four charges in August of the same year.