Special counsel might drop charges after Trump's unexpected win
Special counsel Jack Smith considers ending two federal cases against Trump following election results Internal talks began right after the victory announcement
Following Donald Trumpʼs decisive win‚ the legal landscape around his criminal cases started shifting dramatically. The special counsel Jack Smith began internal talks about possibly ending both federal prosecutions (which shows a significant change in legal strategy)
The discussions - which started right after election results came in early wed - focus on two major federal cases: one about keeping classified docs after leaving office; the other related to attempts to change 2020s election outcome. A source close to these talks who wished to stay unnamed shared this info
The timing of these developments creates an interesting situation — while Trump faces four different criminal cases the federal ones might not move forward. The special counsels office seems to be re-thinking its approach: this shows how presidential politics and legal matters often get mixed up together