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.
Judge agrees to dismiss Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case
President-elect Trump faced charges over his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, which culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack.
Judge dismisses federal election interference case against President-elect Trump
A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the federal election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump Monday, after Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss it earlier in the day.
Read in Full: How Judge Chutkan Dismissed Donald Trump Case
Judge Tanya Chutkan has dismissed all charges against Donald Trump in his election fraud case. On Monday, chief prosecutor Jack Smith filed a motion to drop four felony counts against Trump for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election and his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Jack Smith and the Dismissal of Cases Against Trump
Readers discuss the special counsel’s move and whether the cases should have been dismissed. Also: Medicaid; turkeys’ misery; skilled immigrants.
Judge grants motion to dismiss Jan. 6 case against President-elect Donald Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal court to dismiss the case against President-elect Donald Trump for his alleged role in the events of January 6, 2021.
Special counsel moves to abandon election interference and classified documents cases against Trump
Federal prosecutors have moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining
Special Counsel Moves to Dismiss Election Interference Case Against President-Elect Donald Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to dismiss the case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election
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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Notes Trump Charges Could Be Brought Back ‘When He’ll Be 82 Years Old’
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins made a pair of sharp observations about the charges against President-elect Trump that were just ...
Trump’s evasion of January 6 accountability will echo for next four years and generations to come
Special counsel Jack Smith set out to prove in the United States of America v. Donald J. Trump that even presidents are not ...
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 ...
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Here’s How Badly Trump’s New Tariffs Threat Would Wreck the Economy
The president-elect made the announcement Monday on Truth Social, saying that he would institute a 25 percent tariff on goods ...
Trump’s Cabinet And Key Jobs: Trump Rounds Out Nominees—As RFK Jr., Hegseth Face Controversies
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration as attorney general and was replaced by Pam Bondi, as Trump names RFK Jr., Pete ...