On a cold monday‚ Special Counsel Jack Smith made an un-expected move asking judge Tanya S. Chutkan to drop federal election-related charges against soon-to-be commander-in-chief Donald Trump
The case which took many months to build up but never made it to court-room‚ hit a road-block due to Justice Departments long-standing rules — no sitting president can face prosecution (a policy thats been around for many years)
The special counsel asked for a dismissal without prejudice: meaning prosecutors could re-start the case when Trump finishes his time in office. The timing of this request comes just weeks before Trump begins his second stint in the white-house
The request puts a temporary hold on what was once seen as a high-stakes legal battle — one that involved complex questions about presidential power election integrity and constitutional rights. The case now joins other legal matters that must wait until Trumps expected term ends in late twenty-twenty-nine