{"id":130537,"date":"2024-11-27T05:16:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T22:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130537"},"modified":"2024-11-27T05:16:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T22:16:51","slug":"trump-criminal-cases-end-after-jack-smith-drops-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130537","title":{"rendered":"Trump Criminal Cases End After Jack Smith Drops Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"topline-heading\">Topline<\/h2>\n<p>The federal prosecutions of Donald Trump officially came to an end Tuesday when a federal appeals court dismissed Trump\u2019s case for allegedly withholding White House documents, after Special Counsel Jack Smith asked on Monday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/08\/28\/trump-still-faces-these-crimes-in-doj-jan-6-case-and-they-all-could-include-prison-time\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/08\/28\/trump-still-faces-these-crimes-in-doj-jan-6-case-and-they-all-could-include-prison-time\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/08\/28\/trump-still-faces-these-crimes-in-doj-jan-6-case-and-they-all-could-include-prison-time\/\" aria-label=\"felony charges\" rel=\"noopener\">felony charges<\/a> against Trump be dropped\u2014ending the historic saga.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-13\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. <\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Key Facts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"key-facts\">\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Smith said the charges must be dismissed before he\u2019s inaugurated in January due to the DOJ\u2019s decades-old policy of not prosecuting sitting presidents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>The charges against Trump for withholding classified documents were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/07\/15\/trump-classified-documents-case-dismissed-by-judge-cannon\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/07\/15\/trump-classified-documents-case-dismissed-by-judge-cannon\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/07\/15\/trump-classified-documents-case-dismissed-by-judge-cannon\/\" aria-label=\"dismissed\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissed<\/a> by a Florida-based federal judge earlier this year, but Smith\u2019s team dropped its appeal of that decision in Trump\u2019s case Monday and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case Tuesday in response\u2014though Smith is still appealing the dismissal as it relates to two other defendants.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>The special counsel also asked a D.C. court Monday to drop the election subversion charges, writing the DOJ and the country \u201chave never faced the circumstance here, where a federal indictment against a private citizen has been returned by a grand jury and a criminal prosecution is already underway when the defendant is elected President.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149\/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.283.0_2.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149\/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.283.0_2.pdf\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149\/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.283.0_2.pdf\" aria-label=\"accepted\">accepted<\/a> Smith\u2019s request Monday afternoon and dismissed the case without prejudice.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Smith signaled the cases could come to an end weeks earlier: On Nov. 8\u2014three days after Trump was elected the next president\u2014Chutkan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/08\/jack-smith-asks-court-to-pause-trump-election-case-after-ex-presidents-win\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/08\/jack-smith-asks-court-to-pause-trump-election-case-after-ex-presidents-win\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/08\/jack-smith-asks-court-to-pause-trump-election-case-after-ex-presidents-win\/\" aria-label=\"paused\" rel=\"noopener\">paused<\/a> all deadlines upon Smith\u2019s request, and Smith said he would provide a status report on Dec. 2 about how he would proceed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Smith made a similar request to pause his appeal of the dismissal of Trump\u2019s criminal case in Florida over withholding White House documents on Nov. 13, saying the government needed \u201ctime to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: <\/em><\/strong><em>We\u2019re launching text message alerts so you&#8217;ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day\u2019s headlines. Text \u201cAlerts\u201d to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tel:2013350739\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/tel:2013350739\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/tel:2013350739\/\" aria-label=\"(201) 335-0739\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/tel:2013350739\/\">(201) 335-0739<\/em><\/a><em> or sign up <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\" aria-label=\"here\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\">here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Crucial Quote<\/h2>\n<p>Trump responded to the cases being dropped, saying on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113545366863200868\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113545366863200868\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113545366863200868\" aria-label=\"Truth Social\">Truth Social<\/a> these cases\u2014and the others he has faced in New York and Georgia\u2014were \u201cempty and lawless, and should never have been brought.\u201d He <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113545366414504634\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113545366414504634\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113545366414504634\" aria-label=\"continued\">continued<\/a>: \u201cIt was a political hijacking, and a low point in the History of our Country that such a thing could have happened, and yet, I persevered, against all odds, and WON.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">What To Watch For<\/h2>\n<p>Smith\u2019s two cases were dismissed without prejudice, meaning the federal government could try and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/26\/can-trump-face-criminal-trials-after-leaving-office-what-to-know-as-jack-smith-drops-charges\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/26\/can-trump-face-criminal-trials-after-leaving-office-what-to-know-as-jack-smith-drops-charges\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/26\/can-trump-face-criminal-trials-after-leaving-office-what-to-know-as-jack-smith-drops-charges\/\" aria-label=\"charge Trump again\" rel=\"noopener\">charge Trump again<\/a> after he leaves office\u2014though it\u2019s unclear if they will, and if doing so would be allowed under the statute of limitations.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>Trump was charged by the Justice Department in August 2023 with trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/06\/trump-sprung-heres-why-and-when-his-criminal-cases-will-get-dropped-or-delayed\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/06\/trump-sprung-heres-why-and-when-his-criminal-cases-will-get-dropped-or-delayed\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/06\/trump-sprung-heres-why-and-when-his-criminal-cases-will-get-dropped-or-delayed\/\" aria-label=\"one of four indictments\" rel=\"noopener\">one of four indictments<\/a> brought against Trump at the state and federal level\u2014a historic move, marking the first time a former president has faced criminal charges. Trump attempted to have the charges thrown out by arguing he had \u201cpresidential immunity,\u201d and the Supreme Court ultimately sided with him, ruling mostly in his favor by saying he could not be charged for any activities that were \u201cofficial\u201d presidential duties. After the court\u2019s ruling, Smith\u2019s team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/08\/28\/trump-still-faces-these-crimes-in-doj-jan-6-case-and-they-all-could-include-prison-time\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/08\/28\/trump-still-faces-these-crimes-in-doj-jan-6-case-and-they-all-could-include-prison-time\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/08\/28\/trump-still-faces-these-crimes-in-doj-jan-6-case-and-they-all-could-include-prison-time\/\" aria-label=\"issued a new\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a new<\/a>, slimmed down indictment against Trump in August for the same four felonies. The second indictment more clearly argued Trump was not acting as president in his efforts to overturn the election, but was acting as a presidential candidate. Separately, Trump was indicted in the federal documents case last June for allegedly withholding national security documents and obstructing justice. Prosecutors alleged Trump intentionally tried to conceal classified documents and prevent them from being returned to the government, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2023\/07\/28\/what-crimes-was-trump-charged-with-in-federal-documents-case-heres-what-to-know-as-doj-brings-new-charges\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2023\/07\/28\/what-crimes-was-trump-charged-with-in-federal-documents-case-heres-what-to-know-as-doj-brings-new-charges\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2023\/07\/28\/what-crimes-was-trump-charged-with-in-federal-documents-case-heres-what-to-know-as-doj-brings-new-charges\/\" aria-label=\"40 federal felony charges\" rel=\"noopener\">40 federal felony charges<\/a>. Trump argued he was legally allowed to have the documents because of the Presidential Records Act, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/03\/29\/politics\/fact-check-trump-presidential-records-act-talk\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/03\/29\/politics\/fact-check-trump-presidential-records-act-talk\/index.html\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/03\/29\/politics\/fact-check-trump-presidential-records-act-talk\/index.html\" aria-label=\"experts said\">experts said<\/a> his argument was flawed. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges brought against him and described them as a \u201cwitch hunt\u201d by President Joe Biden\u2019s DOJ in an attempt to ruin his presidential campaign. In October before he was elected, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/10\/24\/trump-vows-hell-fire-jack-smith-within-2-seconds-if-he-wins\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/10\/24\/trump-vows-hell-fire-jack-smith-within-2-seconds-if-he-wins\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/10\/24\/trump-vows-hell-fire-jack-smith-within-2-seconds-if-he-wins\/\" aria-label=\"said\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> if he returned to the White House he would \u201cfire [Smith] within two seconds\u201d and called the prosecutor a \u201cscoundrel\u201d and a \u201cvery dishonest man.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Tangent<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, Trump\u2019s criminal sentencing in his New York hush money case was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/22\/trump-hush-money-sentencing-postponed-indefinitely-possibly-until-he-leaves-office\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/22\/trump-hush-money-sentencing-postponed-indefinitely-possibly-until-he-leaves-office\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/22\/trump-hush-money-sentencing-postponed-indefinitely-possibly-until-he-leaves-office\/\" aria-label=\"postponed indefinitely\" rel=\"noopener\">postponed indefinitely<\/a>. Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and was scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 26, but Judge Juan Merchan paused the sentencing and asked for briefs on whether the case should be dismissed to be filed by Dec. 9. There\u2019s not yet a clear path forward for when the sentencing could take place, but prosecutors proposed sentencing could be delayed until after Trump leaves office. Meanwhile, Trump\u2019s criminal charges in Georgia for trying to reverse his election loss are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/22\/how-all-of-trumps-criminal-cases-fell-apart-as-hush-money-case-now-delayed\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/22\/how-all-of-trumps-criminal-cases-fell-apart-as-hush-money-case-now-delayed\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/22\/how-all-of-trumps-criminal-cases-fell-apart-as-hush-money-case-now-delayed\/\" aria-label=\"on hold\" rel=\"noopener\">on hold<\/a> amid an appeals court fight over the prosecutor.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-2 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/13\/jack-smith-will-resign-and-issue-final-report-on-trump-heres-what-to-expect-from-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Jack Smith Will Resign And Issue Final Report On Trump\u2014Here\u2019s What To Expect From It\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/13\/jack-smith-will-resign-and-issue-final-report-on-trump-heres-what-to-expect-from-it\/\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">Forbes<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">Jack Smith Will Resign And Issue Final Report On Trump\u2014Here\u2019s What To Expect From It<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Alison Durkee<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/6734df4e2cc5c9725fbb3951\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2968&amp;cropY1=25&amp;cropY2=1696);\"\/><\/span><\/a><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-4 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/08\/28\/trump-still-faces-these-crimes-in-doj-jan-6-case-and-they-all-could-include-prison-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Trump Still Faces These Crimes In DOJ Jan. 6 Case\u2014And They All Could Include Prison Time\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/08\/28\/trump-still-faces-these-crimes-in-doj-jan-6-case-and-they-all-could-include-prison-time\/\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">Forbes<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">Trump Still Faces These Crimes In DOJ Jan. 6 Case\u2014And They All Could Include Prison Time<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Alison Durkee<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/66cf3e9b14ef7abccc2bd1ef\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2618&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1471);\"\/><\/span><\/a><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/08\/jack-smith-asks-court-to-pause-trump-election-case-after-ex-presidents-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Jack Smith Asks Court To Pause Trump Election Case After Ex-President\u2019s Win\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2024\/11\/08\/jack-smith-asks-court-to-pause-trump-election-case-after-ex-presidents-win\/\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span 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