Summary

Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to step down from the Justice Department before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, likely preventing Trump from firing him.

Smith, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump’s handling of classified documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, will issue a final report, as required by Justice Department rules, before exiting.

Both federal cases against Trump are expected to wind down, as DOJ policy prohibits prosecuting a sitting president.

Judge Tanya Chutkan has requested an update on the cases by December 2.

  • @xenomor
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    1 day ago

    Please don’t ever be lulled into believing that there is anything normal or sane about having a carve out that makes the President not subject to laws. This country was full on founded on the idea of rejecting kings. What an absolute joke of a nation we are. It’s just mustache twirling oligarchs and drooling peasant lemmings all the way down.

    • @TrickDacy
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      This country was full on founded on the idea of rejecting kings.

      I always believed that too but I’m not so sure anymore. How does something decent become so evil? Maybe it always was evil.