The Guardian - 43 min 3 sec ago
Congressman Dan Goldman says decision by Jack Smith establishes that Donald Trump is above the law' Responding to news that the special counsel Jack Smith had dropped all charges against Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election and retention of classified information, Dan Goldman , a prosecutor turned New York Democrat and member of the House oversight committee, lamented "a shame for justice in this country". "It establishes that Donald Trump is above the law,"...
NBC News - 58 min 19 sec ago
Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a motion to drop both criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The Trump transition team rounds out its the picks for cabinet positions, including Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought for OMB and Scott Bessent for Treasury.
UPI - 59 min 33 sec ago
Special counsel Jack Smith moved to drop all felony charges stacked on President-elect Trump in connection to his alleged role to overturn the 2020 presidential election and mishandling of classified documents.
Mother Jones - 1 hour 39 min ago
Donald Trump has gotten away with causing a violent attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 as part of scheme to overturn the 2020 election, hiding top secret documents from the federal government, and other alleged crimes. Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday made official what Trump's election victory made clear, moving to dismiss […]...
Chicago Tribune - 3 hours 17 min ago
Federal prosecutors moved to abandon the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution.
TMZ - 3 hours 20 min ago
Special counsel Jack Smith is moving to dismiss his federal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump over the January 6th Capitol riot. In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Smith asks U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to throw…...
Nation Review - 3 hours 26 min ago
Jack Smith said the decision to end the prosecution of Donald Trump ‘is not based on the merits or strength of the case against the defendant.’...
Daily Signal - 3 hours 34 min ago
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. ... Read More The post Jack Smith Drops Trump Election Case appeared first on The Daily Signal .
The Independent - 3 hours 37 min ago
Special counsel Jack Smith has announced that he will be dropping his 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump , following the President -elect's victory.
Newser - 3 hours 38 min ago
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, per the AP . It's not because Smith thinks Trump is innocent but because the Justice Department believes Trump cannot be tried as a sitting president. The...
BBC - 3 hours 44 min ago
In a new filing, Special Counsel Jack Smith says a policy bans the prosecution of a sitting president.
New York Magazine - 3 hours 44 min ago
After Trump's presidential victory earlier this month, there was no path forward in the case for Special Counsel Jack Smith.
ABC News - 3 hours 48 min ago
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to dismiss the case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election...
NBC News - 3 hours 52 min ago
Special counsel Jack Smith seeks to drop felony charges against President-elect Donald Trump related to his effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
NBC News - 3 hours 52 min ago
Special counsel Jack Smith has filed to dismiss the charges against President-elect Trump for his alleged involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in the lead-up to the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
The Hill - 3 hours 56 min ago
Special counsel Jack Smith has moved to dismiss his election interference case against President-elect Trump, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president. "After careful consideration, the Department has determined that OLC's prior opinions concerning the Constitution's prohibition on federal indictment and prosecution of a sitting President apply to this situation and that as...
Newsweek - 3 hours 59 min ago
The special counsel filed a motion to dismiss all four felony charges against Trump.
Fox News - 4 hours 2 min ago
Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to drop all charges against President-elect Donald Trump stemming from Smith's investigation into the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach, Fox News Digital has learned.
The Guardian - 4 hours 3 min ago
Withdrawal in the case marks end of years-long legal battle between Trump and the special counsel, Jack Smith US politics live updates Special counsel prosecutors dismissed the criminal case against Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a court filing Monday, as they bowed to the reality that it would not be completed or proceed to trial before Trump returns to the presidency next year. The withdrawal in the case marked the end of the years-long legal battle between...