Judge halts Trump case following election victory
Government prosecutor Jack Smith has asked for a pause in his election interference case against Trump. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Prosecutor Jack Smith’s investigation into election interference involving the incoming president appears to be coming to an end.
A federal judge in Washington, DC, has annulled the remaining deadlines in the government’s case against President-elect Donald Trump, which may lead to the case being dropped following Trump's recent electoral victory.
In a court document filed on Friday, Special Counsel Jack Smith asked for “the Court [to] vacate the remaining deadlines in the pretrial schedule to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance” regarding Trump’s win and to “determine the appropriate course going forward.”
District Judge Tanya Chutkan approved Smith's request, instructing his team to submit their “proposed course for this case” by December 2.
Last year, Smith charged Trump with attempting to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, alleging that Trump pressured election officials to negate the election results and encouraged his supporters to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an effort to prevent the certification of Biden’s win.
However, existing Justice Department policy protects sitting presidents from prosecution, and it is anticipated that Smith will be winding down both this case and a separate federal case against Trump, which is likely to be dismissed before Trump's inauguration in January.
Trump has consistently claimed that the case represents a “pathetic attempt” by the Biden administration to “interfere with the 2024 Presidential Election.” He has referred to Smith as a “crooked person” and asserted that he would terminate the special counsel “within two seconds” of taking office.
In addition to the election interference case, Smith is also prosecuting Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents. This case, which revolves around documents Trump brought to his Mar-a-Lago estate after his presidency, has faced delays since a federal judge in Florida dismissed it in July. Smith appealed this dismissal in August.
Beyond Smith's two federal cases, Trump faces charges in New York related to misreported “hush money” payments to Stormy Daniels, as well as charges in Georgia for allegedly conspiring to alter the results of the 2020 state election. In May, Trump was found guilty on all counts in New York after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg successfully escalated what began as a misdemeanor offense into 34 felonies, one for each payment made to Daniels.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced in New York later this month. However, his legal team has already contended that the charges should be dismissed based on a Supreme Court ruling from July, which stated that presidents are immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office, affecting some of the alleged crimes in Trump's case.
Camille Lefevre contributed to this report for TROIB News
A federal judge in Washington, DC, has annulled the remaining deadlines in the government’s case against President-elect Donald Trump, which may lead to the case being dropped following Trump's recent electoral victory.
In a court document filed on Friday, Special Counsel Jack Smith asked for “the Court [to] vacate the remaining deadlines in the pretrial schedule to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance” regarding Trump’s win and to “determine the appropriate course going forward.”
District Judge Tanya Chutkan approved Smith's request, instructing his team to submit their “proposed course for this case” by December 2.
Last year, Smith charged Trump with attempting to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, alleging that Trump pressured election officials to negate the election results and encouraged his supporters to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an effort to prevent the certification of Biden’s win.
However, existing Justice Department policy protects sitting presidents from prosecution, and it is anticipated that Smith will be winding down both this case and a separate federal case against Trump, which is likely to be dismissed before Trump's inauguration in January.
Trump has consistently claimed that the case represents a “pathetic attempt” by the Biden administration to “interfere with the 2024 Presidential Election.” He has referred to Smith as a “crooked person” and asserted that he would terminate the special counsel “within two seconds” of taking office.
In addition to the election interference case, Smith is also prosecuting Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents. This case, which revolves around documents Trump brought to his Mar-a-Lago estate after his presidency, has faced delays since a federal judge in Florida dismissed it in July. Smith appealed this dismissal in August.
Beyond Smith's two federal cases, Trump faces charges in New York related to misreported “hush money” payments to Stormy Daniels, as well as charges in Georgia for allegedly conspiring to alter the results of the 2020 state election. In May, Trump was found guilty on all counts in New York after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg successfully escalated what began as a misdemeanor offense into 34 felonies, one for each payment made to Daniels.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced in New York later this month. However, his legal team has already contended that the charges should be dismissed based on a Supreme Court ruling from July, which stated that presidents are immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office, affecting some of the alleged crimes in Trump's case.
Camille Lefevre contributed to this report for TROIB News
