The two federal cases wouldn’t be dead until the Republican’s hypothetical inauguration.
believe a department policy against criminally charging a sitting president doesn’t prohibit them from pursuing cases against a president-elect, according toA source familiar with Smith’s thinking separately said Smith believes Justice Department regulations mean his mandate as special counsel and his authority to pursue the cases will continue until he’s formally removed from his post, according...
That means Trump, theoretically, could stand trial between winning the election in November and returning to the White House two months later. The timing of when the trials will actually arrive is massively consequential as, if Trump wins the election, he could appoint an attorney general who would seek to have the federal cases dropped.that presidents have immunity for official acts.
The Supreme Court ruling similarly gave Trump a boost in his New York hush money case, with Manhattan prosecutors agreeing Tuesday that the former president’s
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