Special Counsel Jack Smith Special Counsel Jack Smith has formally requested the dismissal of the federal election interference case against Presi
Special Counsel Jack Smith has formally requested the dismissal of the federal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. This move, though expected, marks a significant development in a case that has drawn widespread attention over the past two years.
Smith’s decision reflects the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) longstanding policy that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted. The request to dismiss the case, filed with Judge Tanya Chutkan, involves the superseding indictment that accused Trump of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
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“This case never went to trial and, with Donald Trump now set to assume office, Smith has formally requested the charges be dropped,” reported legal analyst David Font. “The judge’s approval is required before the dismissal becomes official, which could happen as soon as today.”
The election interference case was one of the most prominent legal challenges Trump faced during his post-presidency. The indictment alleged that Trump sought to subvert the 2020 election results through various means, but the case never reached trial. Despite extensive investigations involving thousands of pages of evidence and hundreds of hours of interviews, Smith’s request for dismissal spans just six pages.
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Smith is also expected to address the status of another case—the classified documents case in Florida. That case was dismissed this summer, but Smith had filed an appeal with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Sources indicate that Smith is preparing to file a motion to wind down that case as well, signaling an end to his high-profile investigations into Trump.
With Trump set to take office, the DOJ is winding down its investigations into the president-elect, following legal precedent. The request to dismiss the D.C. case brings Smith’s nearly two-year tenure as special counsel closer to its conclusion.
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