Criminal cases against Trump may be dismissed before his inauguration - NBC
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The US Department of Justice will drop criminal cases against Donald Trump. This will happen before he takes office, NBC News reports.
The agency's sources note that representatives of the US Department of Justice were evaluating how to terminate two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before the inauguration.
Such a move is necessary to comply with the department's long-standing policy that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted.
The discussions contrast with the position of Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has made significant strides in recent weeks in the election interference case against Trump. But, according to NBC News sources, Justice Department officials have realized that a trial is not possible soon in the criminal cases of the 2021 Capitol storming and improper storage of classified documents.
“The sources say DOJ officials have come to grips with the fact that no trial is possible anytime soon in either the Jan. 6 case or the classified documents matter — both of which are mired in legal issues that would likely prompt an appeal all the way to the Supreme Court, even if Trump had lost the election,” NBC News notes.
United States election
On November 5, the US held a presidential election. Republican Donald Trump won the election. This will be his second presidential term. Read more about Trump in RBC Ukraine's article.
Donald Trump has already declared himself the new president of the United States. At his first rally, he promised to stop all wars. In turn, his opponent Kamala Harris conceded defeat in the election. Trump is to be inaugurated on January 20, 2025.
World leaders congratulated Trump on his election victory. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already had a phone conversation with Donald Trump.
What to expect from Trump's presidency and what his position on Ukraine might be - in RBC-Ukraine's article.
