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US prosecutors cite Trump’s return to White House in January, longstanding policy not to prosecute sitting presidents.
United States special counsel Jack Smith has asked a judge to dismiss a federal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
In a court filing on Monday, US prosecutors cited Trump’s return to the White House in January and a longstanding Justice Department policy not to prosecute sitting presidents.
“It has long been the position of the Department of Justice that the United States Constitution forbids the federal indictment and subsequent criminal prosecution of a sitting President,” the filing reads.
It said the Justice Department had reasoned that Trump’s “prosecution must be dismissed” before his inauguration on January 20 of next year.
The move represents a remarkable shift from the special prosecutor, who obtained indictments against Trump in two separate cases accusing him of crimes that threatened US election integrity and national security.
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