How Trump’s team now plans to kill last criminal case against him
Donald Trump is expected to use special counsel Jack Smith’s abandonment of his criminal cases against him to try to kill charges he’s also facing in Georgia, according to a report.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case has been on hold for several months — and will not be tried before Trump moves into the White House in January.
And, according to Law & Crime report, Trump's lawyers are eyeing Smith's terminated case as a way to end Willis’ case.
Smith on Monday asked that federal charges against Trump regarding the Jan. 6 insurrection and 2020 election interference be dismissed. It follows Department of Justice protocol that sitting presidents do not face trial.
He also dropped an appeal against the dismissal of the classified documents case in Florida.
Law & Crime reported, "As the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump come to a close, the only remaining prosecution of the president-elect is the state election racketeering case out of Georgia — and special counsel Jack Smith's latest filing might help put an end to that as well.”
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It went on, “While Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has repeatedly signaled her intention to continue prosecuting Trump — despite the fact that he will be sworn into office for the second time in January — Smith's team formally conceding defeat likely means a similar end for Trump in the Peach State."
Meanwhile, in Arizona, Democratic State Attorney General Kris Mayes has been prosecuting an election interference case against some of Trump's MAGA allies — although Trump himself hasn't been indicted.
"With the Georgia case still ongoing, Smith's motion to dismiss will likely be heavily cited by Trump's attorneys as they continue their efforts to get the case thrown out. Smith's motion emphasized that the decision to drop the case had nothing to do with the merits of the charges, but ultimately concluded they were unable to move forward with charges against a sitting president."
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