Wins keep coming: Jack Smith moving to halt Trump prosecution, asks judge to vacate all deadlines

It looks like the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump is in the beginning stages of winding down as Special Counsel Jack Smith takes action.

In a filing from Friday afternoon, prosecutors noted the “unprecedented circumstance” of Trump’s election interfering with their criminal trial. The filing also indicates that the government is evaluating how they will move forward with the case “consistent with Department of Justice policy.”

“As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant is expected to be certified as President-elect on January 6, 2025, and inaugurated on January 20, 2025. The Government respectfully requests that the Court vacate the remaining deadlines in the pretrial schedule to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy,” it reads.

In a 1973 memo, the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel decided that the prosecution of a sitting president would “impermissibly undermine” the executive branch’s mission.

“The Department concluded that the indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting President would impermissibly undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform its constitutionally assigned functions,” the memo reads.

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