WASHINGTON (CN) — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s federal election subversion case, bringing the long-delayed prosecution to a close.
“After careful consideration, the department has determined that the Office of Legal Counsel’s prior opinions concerning the Constitution’s prohibition on federal indictment and prosecution of a sitting president apply to this situation and that as a result this prosecution must be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated,” Smith said.
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