The people have spoken – and the DOJ listened.
The federal prosecution against former (and now future) President Donald Trump were extinguished on election night, 2024. Even the relentless Jack Smith conceded his prosecutorial goose was cooked, preparing to withdraw his voluminous election-eve filings against the Donald given the futility of further proceedings.
The Electoral (Lawsuit?) Calendar
Within hours of Donald Trump’s sweeping election night 2024 victory, the DOJ scrambled to unscramble its efforts to prosecute Donald Trump for election interference relating to January 6, 2021, and for allegedly illegally withholding classified documents. The stated reason for the about-face was Trump’s victory. NBC News reported:
“Justice Department officials have been evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal…