Following President Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, Special Counsel Jack Smith is rumored to be exploring ways he can terminate his prosecutions against the now president-elect of the United States.
ABC News reported that its sources said the decision to drop the charges stems from the Department of Justice’s longstanding policy that sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution.
Currently, Smith has the so-called election subversion case in Washington, D.C., and his appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case against President Trump.
One surefire thing is that Smith will no longer have his special prosecutor status. His legitimacy has been called into question since he was appointed by United States Attorney General Merrick Garland as Smith was appointed rather than confirmed.
Smith has persisted in his prosecution of Trump even after the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts while President. In August, he filed a superseding indictment against Trump that complied the Supreme Court’s ruling.
Smith will likely make his exit long before Trump takes office on January 20, 2025.
At this point it is unknown what will happen with the controversy-laden RICO indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, against Trump and others.
Former U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia Charles Stimson weighed in on what he thought would happen with the case.
“The Fani Willis case will die on the vine of its own weight,” he remarked while discussing the dwindling hopes and dreams of those who wished to see Trump behind bars.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced for the Stormy Daniel’s hush money case in Manhattan on November 26. No word has been given on whether the borough’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg will withdraw the case.
Stimson said that Bragg “was on thin ice to begin with,” adding, “So I’m sure people around him will either advise him it would be prudent not to even move forward.”
Stimson also said that New York Judge Juan Merchan could dismiss the case based on the Supreme Court immunity ruling.
Additionally, New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul could act to end the whole ordeal.
