President-elect Trump’s federal election interference case is being officially dismissed. Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a motion to drop the felony charges connected with Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and a judge agreed Monday.
Smith said the charges had to be dismissed before Trump takes office in January because of a Justice Department policy that sitting presidents won’t be prosecuted. Smith filed a similar motion to drop all charges for Trump’s alleged efforts to illegally store classified documents at his Florida home, but that is still being reviewed.
A judge dismissed the charges in that case earlier this year and Smith on Monday dropped his appeal of that decision.
