Could Jack Smith’s Next Job Be a Lucrative One at an Elite Law Firm With a History of Employing Democratic Rainmakers?

The special counsel’s employment prospects could be coming into focus, though hiring him is not without risk while the 47th president is in office.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith on June 9, 2023, at Washington. AP/Alex Brandon

Could Special Counsel Jack Smith, having failed to convict President Trump, soon glide through the revolving door between government work and lucrative private practice? 

Mr. Smith’s plans for work have not yet come into focus, but signs are emerging that he does not intend to disappear from the public sphere. This week, he signed a letter, alongside some 900 other federal prosecutors, that expressed criticism of the Department of Justice’s direction under Attorney General Bondi, who has worked to purge the agency of those involved in Mr. Smith’s prosecutions. 

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