Special counsel Jack Smith has moved to dismiss his federal election interference case and the appeal of his classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump due to a long-standing Justice Department policy that bars the prosecution of a sitting president,
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Special counsel Jack Smith said Monday that he is dropping his election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump, seeking the case’s dismissal in a court filing with the judge.
President-elect Trump faced charges over his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, which culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack.
International opinion of the U.S. dropped in the wake of Trump’s election win, according to a Morning Consult survey.
Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him.
A Florida dentist has admitted to sending over 100 violent threats to public figures, including an election official.
NJ Advance Media is compiling results from local and county races around the state. Ballots that are mailed in and postmarked by Nov. 5 can be accepted until Nov. 11, so results will continue to change after the close of polls on election night.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to toss out the charges against President-elect Donald Trump in the case stemming from the 2020 election.
Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a judge to dismiss the federal election interference case against Donald Trump as he is set to become the next US president. In new documents filed on Monday, Smith told the judge the case should be closed because of the Justice Department's policy that bans the prosecution of a sitting president.
Florida Representative Mike Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump 's nominee for national security adviser, has formally submitted his resignation letter, Florida's secretary of state said Monday.
Plus, special counsel Jack Smith files to drop all federal charges against Trump. And Biden pardons his final turkeys.