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From ABC News: The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case has dismissed the case, after special counsel Jack Smith asked the judge to toss the case due to a long-standing Justice Department policy that bars the prosecution of a sitting president.
Smith earlier Monday moved to dismiss Trump’s election interference case and the appeal of his classified documents case ahead of Trump’s impending inauguration, due to the DOJ’s presidential immunity policy and not because the charges lacked merit.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed the charges against Trump without prejudice, leaving open the highly unlikely possibility of a future prosecution.
In a two-page opinion, Judge Chutkan wrote that dismissing the case without prejudice is “appropriate” and would not harm the “public interest,” agreeing with Smith’s argument that Trump’s immunity would not cover him when he leaves office.
“Dismissal without prejudice is also consistent with the Government’s understanding that the immunity afforded to a sitting President is temporary, expiring when they leave office,” Chutkan wrote.
The report then explains that it is “extremely unlikely” any prosecutor would ever attempt to resurrect the same charges against Trump, and notes that by the time Trump leaves office in four years, the statute of limitations for the alleged ‘crimes’ will have expired anyway.
And just like Jack Smith, Chutkan has to take one final shot suggesting the case can be revisited after Trump leaves office in January 2029. pic.twitter.com/VgBxzqRUM7
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) November 25, 2024
BREAKING
It’s official.
Judge Chutkan and Jack Smith have surrendered. pic.twitter.com/F4uhE5ywZ4
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) November 25, 2024
BREAKING: Judge Tanya Chutkan just approved Jack Smith’s motion to drop all charges against President Trump only hours after he filed the motion. THE CASE IS ALL OVER!
“The Court will GRANT the Government’s Motion to Dismiss and DISMISS the Superseding Indictment without… pic.twitter.com/72lpcnwBdd
— George (@BehizyTweets) November 25, 2024
BREAKING: A judge has dismissed the federal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump after a request by special counsel Jack Smith that cited a DOJ policy barring prosecuting a sitting president. https://t.co/Y3Cjh0Rydu
— ABC News (@ABC) November 25, 2024
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