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Special Counsel Jack Smith knows his days at the Justice Department are numbered. It's pretty clear that President-elect Donald Trump plans to let him go, and there's no chance his two current cases against the new administration will continue. Today, he asked to dismiss the charges related to election interference, which many see as a sign that the Democrat-led legal attacks against Mr. Trump have completely failed. He also decided to drop his appeal in the case about classified documents. This whole situation is wrapping up, according to the Washington Post:
"Special Counsel Jack Smith asked a judge on Monday to dismiss the federal election interference charges against incoming president Donald Trump, putting an end to a lengthy investigation that never made it trial.
Smith asked U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan to dismiss the case without prejudice, acknowledging that Justice Department policy prohibits prosecuting a sitting president. If she does that, it leaves open the possibility that prosecutors could again bring charges once Trump leaves office after his second White House term."
Legal experts have mentioned that once in office, Trump might do something that's never been tried before: He could pardon himself to prevent any future legal trouble.
Trump is currently facing four charges linked to trying to interfere with the 2020 election results.
Since there's no upcoming election for him, it wouldn't surprise me if Trump thought about pardoning himself, but his close advisors might talk him out of it, not wanting to pull his focus from important legislative goals. However, this could also serve as a useful distraction for the media, who would likely become extremely upset over such a move, allowing Trump to push through a bunch of executive orders and laws aimed at securing the border and boosting the economy. Alternatively, Mr. Trump could decide to pardon himself in the very last moments of his presidency in 2029.
"The American People re-elected President Trump with an overwhelming mandate to Make America Great Again. Today’s decision by the DOJ ends the unconstitutional federal cases against President Trump and is a major victory for the rule of law," said Steven Cheung, Trump's incoming White House Communications Director. "The American People and President Trump want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system, and we look forward to uniting our country.”
Trump won, they lost and now they're trying to CYA.
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