(FILES) Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to members of the media at the US Department of Justice building in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2023. The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump's election subversion case released additional evidence on October 18, 2024, used by Special Counsel Jack Smith to bring charges against the former US president. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected a request by Trump's lawyers to keep the documents sealed until November 14 -- nine days after the US presidential election in which Trump is the Republican candidate. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)