Special Counsel Jack Smith, the private citizen who was handpicked by the Biden regime to prosecute President-elect Donald Trump, is officially resigning.  

The New York Times reports that Smith wants to quit before Trump has the opportunity to fire him, as Trump has promised to do on day one of his second term.

The Justice Department requires Smith to prepare a report summarizing his investigation, which could enable Smith to take one last cheap shot at the former and future president.

Jack Smith quitting

If Smith compiles his report in time, Attorney General Merrick Garland could make the contents public before Trump's inauguration. With Trump no longer facing trial, he will not have the chance to be formally acquitted of whatever charges Smith brings to the court of public opinion.

Democrats can be expected to seize on Smith's findings to challenge Trump's legitimacy, much as they once did with the Mueller report. But Smith's allegations are well known to the American people, who chose to re-elect Trump in a landslide anyway.

It is against Justice Department policy - and unspoken political norms - to prosecute sitting U.S. presidents. But over the past year, in an unprecedented gambit, Smith endeavored mightily to stop Trump's return to power - bringing two federal cases against President Biden's arch-political rival.

Smith's attempted electoral interference was soundly rebuked on November 5, when Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to pull off a historic comeback.

With Trump triumphant, Smith is "trying to finish his work and leave before Mr. Trump returns to power," the Times reported.

Trump readies counterpunch

Already, Smith is making moves to end his abusive prosecutions in the wake of Trump's stunning victory.

The prosecutor asked an appeals court Wednesday to pause his appeal in his classified documents case. The trial judge tossed the charges in July, finding Attorney General Garland did not properly appoint Smith, a private citizen, to his sweeping role.

Smith is also winding down his splashy "election interference" case, which accused Trump in broad terms of a conspiracy against democracy. The case had been delayed by Trump's successful appeal on the issue of presidential immunity, which the Supreme Court decided in his favor.

Trump has long blasted Smith as a "deranged" political operative who is doing the dirty work of Democrats, and Trump has said he would fire Smith "within two seconds" of taking the oath of office.

Republicans in Congress, where the party now has majorities in both chambers, have warned Smith to preserve all of his records, so he is not off the hook yet.

Trump's unconventional pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, also signals that Trump is serious about pursuing accountability for the politicization of the Justice Department.