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Washington – Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked a federal district court in Washington to dismiss the case against President-elect Donald Trump arising from an alleged scheme to disrupt the transfer of power after the 2020 election, leading to a historic and unprecedented prosecution. Stopped. 45th and 47th President of the country.

In newly filed court documents, federal prosecutors working in Smith's office told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan that they are seeking to drop Trump's case because of Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president. Prevents from.

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