Donald Trump’s lawyers are preparing moves to dismiss criminal charges filed against him in connection with his victory in the US presidential election.
US Special Counsel Jack Smith is in talks with Justice Department officials to end the prosecution of Donald Trump. CNN reported this on Wednesday, November 6.
“Jack Smith is in active negotiations with the leadership of the US Department of Justice to end the federal prosecution of Donald Trump,” the reporters wrote.
NBC News reports that lawyers are preparing to say that the criminal charges against Trump “should be dismissed immediately” because his future status as president would make him more difficult to prosecute.
As you know, four criminal charges have been brought against Trump: two at the federal level and two at the state level.
One of them, in New York, reached a jury that found Trump guilty of paying money to a porn star in violation of campaign finance rules. The verdict is due to be announced on November 26.
Another state case in Georgia, in which Trump and more than a dozen other defendants are accused of creating an “organized crime ring” to interfere with election results, has been suspended due to a conflict of interest. judge
One of the federal cases of improper storage of secret documents at the former US president’s Mar-a-Lago residence was decided to be dismissed by a federal judge appointed by Trump, but appealed by this decision is prosecution.
A fourth case implicating Trump in attempting to tamper with the certification of the 2020 election results is falling on defense motions to dismiss it after the US Supreme Court expanded the scope of presidential immunity.
Journalists added that US President-elect Donald Trump could pardon himself no matter how far the prosecution went.
“He could direct his attorney general to drop all pending criminal charges and close all open investigations that might implicate him or his associates,” CNN wrote.
The current Vice President of the US and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke to the American people for the first time after announcing the results of the primary election. He considered defeat in his speech.
Remember that Donald Trump won the US presidential election. According to leading Western agencies, he received the required number of votes. And the result of vote counting in those states where counting is still ongoing will not affect the final result of the election.
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