Elections
Special Counsel Jack Smith Files Motion to Dismiss Election Subversion Case Against Trump
Breaking Monday, Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a motion to dismiss his election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump, citing constitutional requirements ahead of Trump’s January inauguration.
“The Department’s position is that the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated,” Smith wrote in a six-page court filing, clarifying that the decision was not tied to the merits of the case.
Trump, who has consistently denied the charges, had faced federal prosecution for alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and mishandling classified documents—marking an unprecedented moment in U.S. history.
Smith’s motion follows Trump’s victory in the 2024 election and signals the winding down of the Justice Department’s investigation. Judge Tanya Chutkan must still approve the dismissal for the case to be officially closed.
Earlier this year, a Supreme Court ruling granted Trump partial presidential immunity, complicating Smith’s prosecution and allowing Trump’s legal team to delay proceedings long enough to prevent a trial before the election.
Trump had pleaded not guilty to all charges, including those from a refiled indictment after the Supreme Court ruling. Meanwhile, a separate case involving alleged improper retention of classified records was dismissed after a judge ruled Smith’s appointment as special counsel unlawful, though an appeal is ongoing.
Steven Cheung, Trump’s spokesman and incoming White House communications director, hailed the DOJ’s decision as a “major victory for the rule of law.” He added, “The American People and President Trump want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and look forward to uniting our country.”
In November, president-elect Donald Trump announced on social media that he would impose a 25% tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico if they do not take an active role in containing illegal immigration as well as the level of illicit drugs entering into the United States.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Trump at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, after which the Canadian government vowed to secure the border. “We got, I think, a mutual understanding of what they’re concerned about in terms of border security,” Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc, who accompanied Trudeau at Mar-a-Largo, said of the meeting in an interview with Canadian media. “All of their concerns are shared by Canadians and by the government of Canada.”
“We talked about the security posture currently at the border that we believe to be effective, and we also discussed additional measures and visible measures that we’re going to put in place over the coming weeks,” LeBlanc continued. “And we also established, Rosemary, a personal series of rapport that I think will continue to allow us to make that case.”
The Daily Caller News Foundation reports the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is preparing to beef up its immigration enforcement capabilities by hiring more staff, adding more vehicles and creating more processing facilities, in the chance that there is an immigration surge sparked by Trump’s presidential election victory. The moves are a change in direction from Trudeau’s public declaration in January 2017 that Canada was a “welcoming” country and that “diversity is our strength” just days after Trump was sworn into office the first time.
The Daily Caller notes the differences in response from the Canadian government verses Mexico’s:
Trudeau’s recent overtures largely differ from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has indicated she is not willing to bend the knee to Trump’s tariff threats. The Mexican leader in November said “there will be a response in kind” to any tariff levied on Mexican goods going into the U.S., and she appeared to deny the president-elect’s claims that she agreed to do more to beef up border security in a recent phone call.
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profx
November 26, 2024 at 10:42 am
Merits? There were no merits to the case. It was pure ugly politics.
Kathy R
November 26, 2024 at 1:05 pm
And again, there goes millions of USAs taxpayers money wasted.