It’s about time justice prevailed for President-elect Donald Trump! The Department of Justice is finally dropping the baseless criminal case that attempted to tie the former president to the January 6th Capitol incident.
Special Counsel Jack Smith, who was spearheading this witch hunt, submitted a motion to dismiss all charges on Monday afternoon.
On Truth Social, Trump boldly declared, “the cases were forced, empty and lawless, and should never have been brought.”
He celebrated, “I am officially NOT GUILTY on all counts. All of these WITCH HUNT cases brought by Jack Smith and other corrupt prosecutors against your favorite President, Teflon Don, have been dropped! We cannot continue to prosecute political opponents in the future!”
https://twitter.com/realDonParody/status/1861166696838381886
In his motion, Special Counsel Jack Smith refers to a long-standing department policy that prevents sitting presidents from facing criminal prosecution. He wrote, “as a result this prosecution must be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated.”
Smith’s motion effectively ends the charade surrounding Trump’s January 6th case, which had been stalled for months after the Supreme Court affirmed that presidents possess legal immunity for official acts.
Trump faced indictment in August 2023 on four felony counts related to alleged attempts to meddle with the 2020 election.
https://twitter.com/Huberton/status/1861191015803297930
Additionally, the DOJ is abandoning its ridiculous felony charges accusing Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents post-presidency.
Photos had shown these documents scattered around Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, yet they still couldn’t stick any charges.
Team Trump is rightly celebrating this victory.
In a statement, Trump’s spokesperson declared, “the DOJ’s decision ends the unconstitutional federal cases against President Trump.”
https://twitter.com/_IDonaldTrump/status/1861166958885888511
Vice President-elect JD Vance tweeted that these prosecutions were purely political and stated, “if Donald J. Trump had lost an election, he may very way well have spent the rest of his life in prison.”
Despite this decision, the DOJ insisted that their actions do not exonerate Trump.
Special Counsel Smith writes in his motion that the government still stands by the evidence and merits of the case.