Special Counsel Jack Smith's federal Trump cases cost taxpayers more than $50 million, financials show

Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations into Donald Trump implicit the past 2 years – which helium opted to disregard this week – person apt outgo U.S. taxpayers much than $50 million, according to Department of Justice expenditure reports.

Financial disclosures from the Special Counsel's Office amusement that from mid-November 2022, erstwhile Smith was appointed peculiar counsel, until March 31, 2023, his bureau incurred costs of astir $9.25 million. A 2nd disclosure laying retired the office's expenditures for the pursuing six months showed the office's spending accrued to astir $14.66 million. Meanwhile, a 3rd expenditure report, the latest available, showed that from Oct. 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, Smith's bureau spent astir $11.84 million.

These costs see some nonstop and indirect expenses, the second of which is provided done assorted Department of Justice agencies.

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Expenditure figures for the months betwixt April 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2024, person yet to beryllium released, but the mean of the 3 reported periods is astir $12 million. 

When that estimation is added to the numbers from the 3 reporting periods that person been publically reported, the magnitude spent by Smith's bureau since helium was appointed rounds to astir $47.5 million.

The updated indictment against erstwhile President Trump, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira is photographed, July 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

However, this estimation does not see immoderate expenditures from Sept. 30 to date, truthful the full wealth spent is apt much than $50 million, Newsweek reported earlier this month. 

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith successful November 2022 to oversee the national probe into Trump's alleged interference successful the 2020 election, and his improper handling of delicate classified documents.

After an exhaustive, astir two-year investigation, and different cases that saw Trump surrendering to authorities for a mugshot, Smith filed motions connected Monday to disregard the cases against the erstwhile president, citing procedural standards that preclude the prosecution of a sitting president.

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Jack Smith speaks during a quality league successful Washington, D.C., connected Aug. 1, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The justice overseeing the predetermination interference lawsuit agreed to driblet the charges, portion a determination connected the classified documents lawsuit was inactive pending arsenic of Monday evening, according to the Associated Press.

Trump responded to the judge's determination Monday, calling the investigations helium has been subjected to "empty and lawless," adding that they "should ne'er person been brought." 

"Nothing similar this has ever happened successful our Country before," Trump wrote connected Truth Social, earlier laying into authorities prosecutors and territory attorneys, specified arsenic Fulton County DA Fani Willis, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and New York authorities Attorney General Letitia James, who Trump said "inappropriately, unethically and astir apt illegally campaigned connected ‘GETTING TRUMP.’" 

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