Jack Smith Strikes To Dismiss 1/6 Expenses In opposition to Trump

Due to the DOJ coverage {that a} sitting president can’t be prosecuted, Particular Counsel Jack Smith has moved to dismiss the case in opposition to Trump.

From Smith’s submitting:
On account of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant, Donald J. Trump, can be inaugurated as President on January 20, 2025. It has lengthy been the place of the Division of Justice that the USA Structure forbids the federal indictment and subsequent felony prosecution of a sitting President. However the Division and the nation have by no means confronted the circumstance right here, the place a federal indictment in opposition to a non-public citizen has been returned by a grand jury and a felony prosecution is already underway when the defendant is elected President.

Confronted with this unprecedented state of affairs, the Particular Counsel’s Workplace consulted with the Department’s Workplace of Authorized Counsel (OLC), whose interpretation of constitutional questions resembling these raised right here is binding on Division prosecutors. After cautious consideration, the Division has decided that OLC’s prior opinions in regards to the Constitution’s prohibition on federal indictment and prosecution of a sitting President apply to this case and that because of this this prosecution have to be dismissed earlier than the defendant is inaugurated.

That is the anticipated final result. Trump is an instance of what cash and political energy can do to the justice system. All of these attorneys who populated cable information and social media who professed that the rule of legislation would handle Trump and justice could be carried out, have been 100% improper.

Their religion within the rule of legislation was religious-like and misguided.

The rule of legislation bends to cash and energy, and the courtroom circumstances in opposition to Trump have been sure to wither away as quickly because it was clear that he could be the nominee. When the Republican Get together ignored the rule of legislation, the door was open for Trump to skate on all prices, and now {that a} president primarily has immunity from all the things, the nation won’t ever be on this state of affairs once more.

Trump not solely received away with it, however he modified presidential immunity eternally.

Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.

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