Jack Smith is dropping the charges against Donald Trump for his assault on the fundamentals of American democracy.
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Plus, a possible cease-fire deal in Lebanon.
U.S. federal prosecutors moved Monday to dismiss the criminal charges against Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him, citing longstanding U.S. Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution.
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The special counsel stressed his decision was not about the strength of his case against Trump
Special Counsel Jack Smith said the move was being made under a long-standing US Justice Department policy of not prosecuting a sitting president.
BREAKING: The Justice Department is abandoning its classified documents case against Donald Trump after a similar move in its election interference case.
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Dan Williams of Bloomberg News joins to discuss latest out of the Mideast. Israel is close to a cease-fire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, according to the Israeli ambassador to the US. (Source: Bloomberg)
Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to drop all charges against President-elect Donald Trump stemming from Smith’s investigation into the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach, Fox News Digital has learned.