Hours after Jack Smith threw in the towel on prosecuting Donald Trump’s federal election interference case in Washington, a judge agreed Monday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted Smith’s motion to dismiss the Jan.

A federal judge on Monday granted special counsel Jack Smith's request to drop all felony charges against President-elect Donald Trump in connection to his role in seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

The order puts an end to the federal effort to hold Trump criminally responsible for his attempts to hold onto power after losing the 2020 election.

Justice Department moves to dismiss 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump after his presidential victory

Special counsel Jack Smith, who had led the investigation, asked a federal judge to dismiss the case over a long-standing policy that presidents cannot be prosecuted while in office.

U.S. prosecutors moved on Monday to drop the two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat and his handling of classified documents, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

The US Justice Department has moved to drop the 2020 election obstruction case against Donald Trump, asking a judge to dismiss the extraordinary federal prosecution of a former president whose reelection ensured he’d be shielded from charges in the White House.

A judge on Monday granted a request by prosecutors to dismiss the election subversion case against Donald Trump because of a Justice Department policy of not prosecuting a sitting president.

U.S. prosecutors asked a U.S. judge on Monday to drop the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat, citing his impending return to the presidency following his successful 2024 campaign.

STORY: A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat.That came after Special Counsel Jack Smith, the lead prosecutor overseeing the case,