I don’t say Donald Trump run for re-election to avoid going to jail. But let me confirm that if The President-elect has thought of such designs, which are working quite well for him. A judge today, according to CNBChas paused proceedings in the president-elect’s criminal election interference case, at the request of special counsel Jack Smith, who noted that the pause would give his team time to “determine appropriate future direction consistent with Department of Justice policy.” NBC News on Wednesday reported that the Justice Department was reportedly preparing to drop two federal criminal cases against him.
Meanwhile, Trump’s legal team hopes to take advantage of a July Supreme Court ruling that expanded the scope of presidential immunity to argue. for dismissal among two other cases: one involving an effort to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, and a second stemming from Trump’s hush money payment to an adult film star. Daniels storms. It’s unclear whether Trump’s lawyers will be able to fully resolve those state lawsuits, though it’s likely they will face at least significant hurdles. His lawyer is is expected to debate that Trump cannot stand trial until he leaves office in 2029 — by which time he will be 82 years old. A jury in Manhattan previously convicted Trump of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with the Daniels case. A judge postpone His sentencing is due at the end of November to avoid affecting the election. Some legal experts now predict that the sentencing will never happened.
The two federal cases involve Trump’s mishandling of classified documents after leaving office and his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Under age DOJ policyHowever, that department does not prosecute sitting presidents, leaving policing of presidential misconduct to the legislature. Of course, Congress has impeached Trump not one but several two occasion now. With Republicans in control of the Senate in the next Congress, it seems unlikely he will face any consequences.
Speaking of consequences – or lack thereof – the president-elect has also pledged forgive some of the more than 1,500 people charged with rioting at the U.S. Capitol. Some have already proposed Trump for his intervention. But there’s one area of law where Trump’s victory likely won’t help him now: Him still have to face more than half a billion dollars in civil penalties stemming from two fraud and sexual assault/defamation cases.
