Top Prosecutor on Trump’s Classified Documents Case Leaves DOJ, Spokesperson Says

Jay Bratt retired from the Justice Department last week, a spokesperson confirmed.

A "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" seal is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington on Aug. 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

A top Department of Justice (DOJ) counterintelligence official who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump has left the agency, a spokesperson said on Monday.

A DOJ spokesperson confirmed that Jay Bratt, the DOJ official detailed to special counsel Jack Smith’s office, retired from the department on Jan. 3. No other details were provided, and Bratt hasn’t made a public statement on the matter.