The judge overseeing Donald Trump's election interference case dismissed the case Monday, after special counsel Jack Smith asked the judge to toss the case due to a long-standing Justice Department policy that bars the prosecution of a sitting president. Smith also asked the judge in Trump's classified documents case that his appeal against Trump's two co-defendants in that case, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, be allowed to continue. PHOTO: President elect Donald Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith. It's unclear whether Weiss will formally close his investigation down and submit a final report prior to Trump taking office. Trump election case is tossed after special counsel Jack Smith requests dismissal citing 'categorical' DOJ policy originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News November 25, 2024 22:03 UTC