Special counsel moves to dismiss election interference lawsuit against Donald Trump

WASHINGTON: Special counsel jack smith He asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the lawsuit accusing the president-elect Donald Trump for conspiracy to disrupt order 2020 electionlong standing quote Ministry of Justice Policy that protects presidents from prosecution while in office.
The move, described in court documents, marks the end of the justice department’s landmark effort to hold Trump accountable for what prosecutors called a criminal conspiracy to cling to power before his supporters’ attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Citing the department’s longstanding guidance that a sitting president cannot be tried, justice department prosecutors said the department’s position “is that the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant takes office.”
“This prohibition is categorical and does not affect the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the government’s evidence, or the merits of the investigation, which the government fully supports,” prosecutors wrote in Monday’s court filing. he wrote.
The decision was expected after Smith’s team began evaluating how to end 2020 racing. election interference case and the separate classified documents case that emerged in the wake of Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump claimed both cases were politically motivated and vowed to fire Smith as soon as he takes office in January.