(The Daily Signal)—Special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion in D.C. District Court to drop the Jan. 6 case against President-elect Donald Trump with Judge Tanya Chutkan.
“As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant, Donald J. Trump, will be inaugurated as President on January 20, 2025,” Smith’s motion said.
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NBC News just broke in to announce "Special Counsel Jack Smith just filed a motion to dismiss the federal criminal case against the president-elect."
This is a MASSIVE WIN for the rule of law. pic.twitter.com/2lkzsE2v1t
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 25, 2024
“It has long been the position of the Department of Justice that the United States Constitution forbids the federal indictment and subsequent criminal prosecution of a sitting President. But the Department and the country have never faced the circumstance here, where a federal indictment against a private citizen has been returned by a grand jury and a criminal prosecution is already underway when the defendant is elected President.”
Smith first secured a grand jury indictment in the election interference case 16 months ago.
A federal court in Florida previously ruled that Smith lacked standing to bring the classified documents case against Trump
