Special Counsel Jack Smith, the keystone detective who continues to fail by putting Donald Trump in prison and ruining his re-election chances, has no intention of waiting for the next president to fire him ( Trump has, of course, promised to do so.) Instead, Mr. Smith will leave the Justice Department before Mr. Trump is sworn in as the 47th president, since the special counsel cannot prosecute a sitting president. The (fake) lawsuit against Trump will also be dropped.
Below is a report from FOX News.
Since November 2022, Mr. Smith has been trying to put Mr. Trump behind bars using four felony accounts that laughably claim that Mr. Trump conspired to steal the 2020 presidential election.
Smith also filed 40 felonies against Trump over documents the former president kept in his Mar-a-Lago home. The judge dismissed the case. Smith had planned to appeal to have the charges reinstated. That won't happen now.
I asked my colleague Joel Pollack for his thoughts, and he was kind enough to send me the following:
Trump has so far faced four criminal charges, two at the federal level and two at the state level. The “documents” suit, one of the federal lawsuits, was filed in federal court in Florida in July after Judge Eileen Cannon agreed with the defense that Smith's appointment as special counsel was constitutionally invalid. Rejected. (Mr. Smith is currently appealing the decision.) Another “January 6th” case is still pending in the District of Columbia, where Mr. I had to refile the lawsuit.
As of Wednesday, the Justice Department had dropped both cases and expects Trump, who has the authority, to fire Smith and end the special counsel's prosecution as soon as he takes office.
At the state level, there are two active cases, one in New York and one in Georgia. President Trump is scheduled to be sentenced in New York on November 26th on 34 felony counts of business fraud. It is unclear what his sentence will be or whether it will be suspended. His conviction is almost certain to be overturned on appeal. As president, he would likely have the power to pardon himself for federal crimes. Whether he can be granted amnesty for state crimes is an open constitutional question. In Georgia, Mr. Trump's prosecution was postponed until next year, due in part to ethical questions over the actions of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was re-elected on Tuesday. The defense has filed a motion to dismiss the entire case.
Trump also faces civil lawsuits. Two of the most high-profile cases both took place in New York. One is his civil fraud case and the other is his sexual misconduct case. The fraud case is currently on appeal in New York, where appellate judges have so far expressed skepticism about the hefty fine imposed on Trump by New York's attorney general for inflating his assets on loan applications. It shows an attitude. The latter case relates to suddenly recalled accusations by author E. Jean Carroll and is being appealed. Trump was found civilly (not criminally) liable for “sexual abuse” (though not rape) and defamation.
To move the country forward, it would be fine if Joe Biden and the governors of these states (if applicable) agreed to pardon Trump in exchange for Trump agreeing to pardon Hunter Biden. .
Trump's stunning and historic victory Tuesday night was, at least in part, a rebuke to this vile, fascist legal persecution. This kind of deal would free Joe Biden from pardoning his own son and allow the president-elect to serve with a clean slate.
This country has the right to move on from this foolish act, so that our government can focus its time and energy where it should be: on the American people.
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