Following the filing of a motion to withdraw the case by special counsel Jack Smith, United States District Judge Tanya Chutkan has now reportedly dismissed federal election charges against President-elect Donald Trump this week.
Chutkan issued an order that the case be dismissed without prejudice and provided an explanation that when a prosecutor moves to dismiss an indictment without prejudice, ‘there is a strong presumption in favor’ of that course of action.
Smith has filed four felony charges against Trump in connection with the election that took place in 2020.
These charges focused primarily on Trump’s activities after the election and before to the certification of the results by Congress on January 7, 2021.
The indictment against Trump was handed out in August of the previous year.
The allegations against him included conspiracy to defraud the United States of America, conspiracy to impede an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
The conclusion of the lawsuit was a source of celebration for Trump, who took to social media to express his satisfaction with the fact that Democrats had squandered taxpayer money to support their attacks on him.
Following the filing of a motion to dismiss the case by Smith, Chutkan decided to dismiss the case.
This decision was made due to the fact that the Department of Justice has maintained for a long time that the Constitution of the United States prohibits the federal indictment and subsequent criminal prosecution of a sitting President.
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