Cases for withholding classified documents and attempting to reverse the 2020 election result will be dismissed // I won!celebrates the next head of the White House
▲ The future president of the United States, Donald Trump, and special prosecutor Jack Smith, who tried to prosecute the magnate and now has his resignation ready.Photo Afp
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La Jornada Newspaper
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, p. 19
Washington. Special prosecutor Jack Smith decided yesterday to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump, recognizing that the magnate’s return to the White House will prevent attempts to criminally prosecute him for withholding classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
The decision was inevitable, since a long-standing policy of the Department of Justice establishes that sitting presidents cannot face criminal proceedings. It was the end of an unprecedented chapter in the country’s political and judicial history, as federal officials sought to hold a former ruler accountable to justice while he ran for another term.
Trump emerges unquestionably victorious, having successfully delayed investigations through legal maneuvers and then won re-election, despite accusations against him for acts that were considered a threat to the country’s constitutional foundations.
I persevered, against everything, and wonTrump said in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform.
He added that these cases Like all those I have been forced to face, they are hollow, not supported by the law and should never have been presented.
The judge in the electoral process, Tanya Chutkan, granted the prosecutors’ request for dismissal. The same thing happened in the case of classified documents.
The result makes it clear that, when it comes to a president and criminal accusations, nothing beats the verdict of the voters themselves. In court papers, Smith’s team emphasized that the decision to end their prosecutions was not a reflection of the merit of the cases, but rather a recognition of the legal shield that surrounds any commander in chief.
This restriction is categorical and does not depend on the seriousness of the crimes charged, the strength of the government’s argument or the merits of being prosecuted, which the government fully defends.prosecutors wrote.
They explained that Trump’s return to the White House brings into conflict two fundamental and compelling national interests: on the one hand, the constitutional requirement that the president must not be unduly hindered from carrying out his important responsibilities… and on the other, the nation’s commitment to the rule of law.
Given this situation, the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inauguratedthey concluded.
Smith’s team said it was leaving intact charges against two co-defendants in the classified documents case – Trump’s personal assistant, Walt Nauta, and Mar-a-Lago estate manager Carlos De Oliveira – because no principle of temporary immunity applies to them.
Trump-appointed White House communications director Steven Cheung said Americans They want an immediate end to the politicization of our justice system.
Trump has long said the investigations are politically motivated, and has vowed to fire Smith as soon as he takes office in January.
In dismissing the case, Chutkan acknowledged prosecutors’ request to do so without considering it res judicata, raising the possibility that they could try to bring charges against Trump when his term ends. He wrote that this is consistent with the government’s understanding that the immunity granted to a sitting president is temporary, and expires when they leave office.
But such a move can be nullified by the statute of limitations, and Trump may also try to pardon himself while in office.
In other business, the White House announced that outgoing President Joe Biden will attend Trump’s inauguration ceremony in January, even though the Republican was not at his four years ago.
The president promised that he would attend the inauguration of whoever won the election. He and his wife are going to keep that promisespokesman Andrew Bates confirmed to journalists traveling with Biden on the Air Force One.
He sees it as an important demonstration of commitment to our democratic values and to honor the will of the people, as we continue with an orderly and effective transition.he added.
