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Allegations of meddling in the 2020 election, the Federal Court dismisses the criminal case against Trump

2024-11-26 09:47:30Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Allegations of meddling in the 2020 election, the Federal Court dismisses the
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A US judge on Monday dismissed the case against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election, following a request by prosecutors based on the Justice Department's policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

Judge Tanya Chutkan's ruling ends a federal effort to hold Mr. Trump accountable for his efforts to retain power after losing the 2020 election, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a group of his supporters.

The decision followed a request by Special Prosecutor Jack Smith, who oversaw the election and classified documents case, to dismiss both cases. Mr. Trump has been accused that after leaving the office of President in 2021, he illegally kept secret documents. The ruling is a major legal victory for the Republican president-elect, who won the November 5 United States election and will return to office on January 20.

The Justice Department policy that prosecutors cited dates back to the 1970s. It says that prosecuting a sitting president would violate the United States Constitution, undermining the ability of the head of the nation's executive branch to carry out his duties. . Prosecutors in a filing in the case trying to overturn the election result said Justice Department policy requires the case to be dismissed before Mr. Trump returns to the White House.

"This result is not based on the merits or strength of the case against the defendant," the prosecutors' file states.

Prosecutors in the classified documents case have signaled they will ask a federal appeals court to reinstate the case against two associates of Mr. Trump, who were charged with obstructing the investigation. Mr Trump's spokesman Steven Cheung hailed the decision, calling it "a huge victory for the rule of law".

Mr. Trump faced criminal charges in four cases, two brought by Attorney General Smith and two in state courts in New York and Georgia. He was found guilty in the New York case, while the case in the state of Georgia, which is also related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, has stalled.

In a social media post, Mr Trump criticized the legal cases against him on Monday, saying they were a "low point in the history of our country". The current actions of Mr. Smith, who was appointed in 2022 by United States Attorney General Merrick Garland, are very different from when he took office. After Mr. Trump was indicted at the time, he said these were crimes that threatened the integrity of elections and the national security of the United States. Prosecutors acknowledged that electing a president facing criminal charges created an unprecedented problem for the Justice Department.

Judge Chutkan left open the possibility that prosecutors could bring charges against Mr. Trump again after he leaves office, but prosecutors will likely face the challenge of such a long period of time since the alleged wrongdoing. Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in August 2023 to four federal charges, including conspiring to obstruct the certification of the results of the 2020 election, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden.

Mr. Trump, who as president will once again oversee the Justice Department, was expected to order the dismissal of both criminal cases against him, that of overturning the result of the 2020 election and that of keeping secret documents. Donald Trump in May became the first former president to be convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty of criminal charges related to failing to declare a payment to buy a pornographic actress' silence about an intimate relationship before the 2016 elections. His sentencing in this case has been postponed indefinitely. The criminal case against Mr. Trump in Georgia state court related to the 2020 election has stalled./VOA


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