Trump’s election was a death knell for the two federal criminal cases against him, as Smith asked the court to dismiss the two cases against Trump in light of his pending inaugu

Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to toss out the charges against President-elect Donald Trump in the case stemming from the 2020 election.

The special counsel effectively brought to a close the Justice Department efforts to hold Donald J. Trump accountable in the election and classified documents cases.