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A Washington DC judge overseeing multiple investigations into former U.S. president Donald Trump has stepped down from her role and handed Trump's lawyer's notes over to the Justice Department.
Beryl Howell on Friday concluded her seven-year tenure as chief judge with the potentially significant move handing notes made by Trump's lawyer, Evan Corcoran, to the Department.
The Daily Beast termed the final blow as a 'parting gift' to Jack Smith, the special prosecutor appointed by the Justice Department to investigate both Trump's handling of the Mar-a-Lago classified documents scandal, and his actions on January 6.
One analyst told the outlet that Howell's move could be because she was extremely concerned about the content of Corcoran's notes, or that she worried they would not be handed over if requested.
Beryl Howell on Friday stepped down from her role as chief judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, at the end of her seven-year term. She remains on the bench, but she has now been replaced as chief judge
'She's taken all the legal relief out of their hands,' said David Cross, an experienced federal litigator at the Washington firm
