Top Prosecutor on Trump’s Classified Documents Case Leaves DOJ, Spokesperson Says

A top Department of Justice (DOJ) counterintelligence official who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump has left the agency, a spokesperson said on Monday. A DOJ spokesperson confirmed that Jay Bratt, the DOJ official detailed to special counsel Jack Smith’s office, retired from the department on Jan. 3. No other details were provided, and Bratt hasn’t made a public statement on the matter. A LinkedIn profile associated with Bratt shows he has been working in the DOJ’s counterintelligence and export control division for the past nine years. However, he was involved in Smith’s classified documents case brought against Trump. The case accused the then-former president of illegally retaining tranches of sensitive materials after he left the White House in 2021 and of obstructing attempts by federal officials to retrieve them. Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges and said he engaged in no wrongdoing....