Federal judge dismisses Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump at request of special counsel Jack Smith
Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss the charges against Trump was expected after he won the presidential election.
Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith proposes to dismiss Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump
Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss the charges against Trump was expected after he won the presidential election.
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Special counsel seeks dismissal of criminal cases against Trump
Special counsel John L. “Jack” Smith sought Monday to dismiss the two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump.
The end of the special counsel forever? Jack Smith is in survival mode
What you’re witnessing is probably the last special counsel or special prosecutor that will ever be appointed to investigate a president or prosecute a former president. What began in 1973 with the appointment of former Solicitor General Archibald Cox as a special prosecutor to investigate the “Watergate affair,
Trump-appointed judge rejects lawsuit targeting special counsel Jack Smith
U.S. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to temporarily block special counsel Jack Smith from destroying records.
What Jack Smith dropping Trump charges means and 'dismissal without prejudice'
Special counsel Jack Smith has asked the election subversion case against Donald Trump be dropped as a president-elect. How come?
Special Counsel Jack Smith Files Motion To Dismiss Jan. 6 Case
Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday filed a motion to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 criminal indictment for allegedly defrauding the United States, conspiring to obstruct Congress when it met to certify the results of the 2020 election,
Special counsel Jack Smith moves to drop both federal criminal cases against Trump
Justice Department officials have concluded that an ongoing prosecution against a person elected president cannot continue during the presidential term.
Trump’s Jan. 6 case dismissed; Smith seeks to drop him from Fla. appeal
The special counsel said he stood “fully behind” the allegations but recognized that Justice Department policy prohibits prosecuting a sitting president.
Jack Smith defends appointment as special counsel in case against Trump co-defendants
A day after moving to dismiss both his cases against President-elect Trump, special counsel Jack Smith is defending the validity of his own appointment in a court filing.
Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel Concludes: Constitution Prohibits Continued Federal Prosecution of President-Elect
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 ...
Maine, Justice Department enter settlement to improve services for children with disabilities
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Maine say they have entered into a settlement that requires ...
Judge dismisses Jan. 6 case against Trump as prez-elect calls prosecution ‘political hijacking’: ‘Low point in the History of our Country’
These cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been ...
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US appeals court grants dismissal of Trump documents case
An appeals court on Tuesday granted a request by prosecutors to drop the case against US President-elect Donald Trump for ...
How a Trump Justice Department could shift legal positions at the Supreme Court
Trump's new lawyers will have to decide how to handle hot-button issues before the high court this term, including cases on ...
Justice Dept. employees stunned at Trump's 'insane,' 'unbelievable' choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general
The president-elect selected Gaetz, who has repeatedly spread falsehoods about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and was previously ...
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Dismissal of Trump vote subversion case OK'd
A judge on Monday granted a request by prosecutors to dismiss the election subversion case against Donald Trump because of a ...
Mexican cartel leader who faked own death to "live a life of luxury" in U.S. is arrested in California, feds say
Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa — the son-in-law of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader "El Mencho" — was arrested in ...
Google to sell Chrome AND be banned from re-entering the browser market for five years, recommends US Department of Justice
Not only will a judge be asked to enforce Google's sale of Chrome, but the filing made to a Washington federal court also ...