The U.S. Department of Justice is seen on June 20, 2023 in Washington, D.C. At least 12 officials who worked with the special counsel Jack Smith to investigate President Trump have been fired from the department. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment against Donald Trump in August 2023 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks about an unsealed indictment against former President Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks about the Trump election interference case in August 2023 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
John Lauro (R), an attorney for former President Donald Trump, departs the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Court House in 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump, John Lauro (left) and Todd Blanche (second left), depart the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., in 2023, near a protester wearing a costume in Trump's likeness. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Special Counsel Jack Smith appealed the dismissal of the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump, aide Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira face some 40 criminal counts over classified documents found at Trump's Florida residence and club. Jon Elswick/AP hide caption
Former President Donald Trump departs for a break during his civil fraud trial in New York City on Thursday. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he exits the courtroom of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court on Wednesday. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption
Prosecutors are seeking a partial gag order against former President Donald Trump. Alon Skuy/Getty Images hide caption
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. Federal prosecutors in the case charging Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 election are seeking an order that would restrict the former president from "inflammatory" and "intimidating" comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall-style event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College on June 6, Manchester, N.H. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump speaks before he boards his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on August 3 in Arlington, Va. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Twitter's blue bird is seen on its headquarters building in San Francisco on July 24. Special counsel Jack Smith obtained search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump's account, according to newly unsealed court documents. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP hide caption