With special counsel Jack Smith’s decision to drop his election case and classified documents appeal against President-elect Donald Trump, the soon-to-be 47th president’s legal woes appear to be mostly behind him.
Smith’s decision on Monday caps a tumultuous two-year period for Trump, who was charged in four separate jurisdictions with felony counts.
Washington: Prosecutor Moves to Dismiss
In a Washington federal court, Smith filed a motion to dismiss the election case, which has to first be approved by the judge, and cited longstanding Department of Justice (DOJ) policy stipulating that the criminal prosecution of a sitting president would violate the U.S. Constitution by undermining the ability of the country’s chief executive to function….