Former Attorney General Bill Barr, who served in President-elect Donald Trump's first administration, is calling on state and federal prosecutors to dismiss pending cases before Trump takes office again. .
Barr told Fox News Digital that when he elected Trump to a second term on Tuesday, voters were well aware of all the allegations against him and that it was in the nation's best interest that prosecutors listen to them. said that it was a profit for the company.
“The American people have passed their verdict on President Trump and definitively elected him to lead our country for the next four years,” Barr said. “They did so in full knowledge of the allegations against him by prosecutors across the country. Attorney General Garland and state prosecutors should respect the people's decision and dismiss the case against President Trump now.” think.”
Barr argued that the legal theory in some cases has already been “significantly weakened by a series of court decisions” and that the issue is “now widely publicized and rejected by the American people.” .
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President-elect Donald Trump has not yet been sentenced in the New York criminal case in which he was convicted earlier this year, and former Attorney General Bill Barr has a pending lawsuit against the case and Trump. says all other cases should be dismissed before the president takes office. (Stephen Hirsch Pool/Getty Images)
Barr pointed out that once Trump takes office in January, prosecutors will be unable to pursue cases during his term. The attorney general, appointed by President Trump, is facing federal lawsuits brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, one in Washington, D.C., for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and the other by President Trump. It could end a lawsuit filed in Florida over allegations that he kept confidential documents after the election. first semester.
The Florida lawsuit was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon on technical grounds related to Smith's appointment, and the Washington lawsuit is a federal lawsuit that says the president has immunity from prosecution for certain official acts. It was invalidated by the Supreme Court's decision.
“We got immunity in the Supreme Court,” President Trump told Hugh Hewitt last month. “It's that simple. I'd fire.” [Smith] within 2 seconds. He will be one of the first to be dealt with. ”
But President Trump will be powerless to block state lawsuits filed against him in New York and Georgia. One is an ongoing state criminal case in Georgia based on allegations of attempting to overturn the state's results in the 2020 election. He was also convicted in a New York criminal case of falsifying business records related to hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for this month. It is scheduled for the end of the year.
Barr said local prosecutors and judges will soon have to step back from the spectacle of prosecuting a sitting president.
“Further investigation into these cases over the coming weeks will serve no legitimate purpose and will only distract the country and the next administration from its immediate mission,” he said.
“The public interest now demands that the nation come together and focus on the challenges we face at home and abroad. Attorney General Garland and all state prosecutors will do the right thing and protect the nation by dismissing the case. We should support them moving forward,” he added.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr, who served in President-elect Trump's first administration, told current Attorney General Merrick Garland and other prosecutors that Trump had no right to take office in January 2025. They are asking that the lawsuit against him be dismissed. (Michael Reynolds Poole/Getty Images)
This includes a New York criminal case in which Mr. Trump has already been convicted but not yet sentenced. Barr asked state prosecutors to dismiss the case even though he had already been convicted.
“That case is rife with legal abuses and errors,” Barr said. “If the case continues, it will eventually be overturned, but we shouldn't put up with such distractions. And I think the right thing to do is for prosecutors to dismiss the case.”
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Asked whether something like this could happen, Barr was candid.
“Let's see what they think about democracy.”
