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Former US President Donald Trump in court
The judge accepted the dismissal of the cases of attempted subversion of the electoral results and the illegal retention of confidential documents.
US Special Prosecutor Jack Smith announced this Monday that give up of the process of federal electoral subversion against the elected President, Donald Trump, recommending the rejection of the case in a process presented to the court.
In the recommendation sent to the judge, Smith referenced the Justice Department’s long-standing policy that protects presidents from lawsuits while they are in office.
“The position of the Department [de Justiça] is that the Constitution requires this case to be rejected before the defendant is sworn in“, wrote Smith in a six-page document.
Judge Tanya Chutkan accepted the filing of federal lawsuits against Donald Trump for attempting to subvert the 2020 election results and for confidential documents after his first term.
Trump’s team considered a “great victory for the Rule of Law” the prosecutor’s request to close.
“The Justice Department’s decision puts an end to the unconstitutional federal cases against President Trump and is a great victory for the rule of law,” said the Republican politician’s spokesman, Steven Cheung.
According to the statement, both the American population and Trump himself “want an immediate end to the use” of the judicial system “as a political weapon” and are eager to “unite the country”.
“The American people re-elected President Trump with a call to make America great again,” said Cheung, alluding to the President-elect’s campaign slogan “‘Make America Great Again’”.
It is another victory for Trump in court. But this decision would almost certainly come later: when he was back at the White House, the president-elect would have to order the archiving of the process.
“But of course this way is much more elegant for Trump”, describes the .
