US Judge agrees to dismiss Donald Trump’s January 6 Capitol riot lawsuit

US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Efforts to reopen criminal investigation against him were rejected Donald Trump regarding classified documents after prosecutors dropped their objections to the president-elect.
This impeachment, along with the earlier conclusion of a separate federal case, concludes both legal cases against Trump as he prepares for his return to the White House on January 20, Reuters reported.
A federal judge on Monday granted prosecutors’ request to dismiss separate charges alleging Trump was involved in attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Special Counsel Jack SmithThe plaintiff, who conducted both investigations, cited the Ministry of Justice protocol prohibiting filing lawsuits against the sitting president as the reason for abandoning the cases.
In introducing the motion, Smith cited the Justice Department’s long-standing policy protecting presidents from prosecution while in office. In court documents. Prosecutors said the Justice Department’s position “is that the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant takes office.”
“It has long been the Department of Justice’s position that the United States Constitution prohibits federal indictment and subsequent criminal prosecution of a sitting President,” Smith’s team wrote in a filing.
A Florida federal judge previously dismissed the case. secret documents caseFinding that the appointment of Special Counsel Smith was improper. Prosecutors confirmed Monday that they will pursue appeals against two Trump staffers accused of trying to obstruct the investigation.
The 2020 election lawsuit, filed last year, was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing the Republican vying to retake the White House. But it quickly stalled amid a legal battle over Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution for his actions at the White House.
He was convicted in May in New York on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a secret payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election to prevent her from revealing an alleged sexual encounter they had in 2006.