Here’s what happens to Trump’s court cases now that he’s president-elect
November 6, 2024
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as posted by the channelDonald Trump’s election victory Tuesday night will likely mean the president-elect is getting off scot-free in the four criminal cases he faces, experts tell The Post, as Justice Department officials reportedly moved Wednesday to shut down two federal cases against the former president.
Trump, 78, has been battling two state cases and two federal cases — including one which was tossed out by a South Florida federal judge and one in which he was historically convicted by a Manhattan jury.
According to NBC News, Justice Department officials are considering how to wind down the pair of cases brought against Trump while out of office by special counsel Jack Smith. The DOJ has a longstanding policy of not prosecuting a sitting president and officials there reportedly are aware it would be futile to continue pursuing charges during the two-plus months before Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20.
“Many legal scholars, including myself, agree it’s almost certain he will never see the inside of a jail cell,” Quinnipiac University Assistant Professor of Law Wayne Unger told The Post.
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