President-elect Trump faced two federal prosecutions brought by special counsel Jack Smith last year.
Washington — The Justice Department and special counsel Jack Smith's office are engaged in active discussions about how to wind down the ongoing federal prosecutions against President-elect Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the talks.At the center of the discussions is the Justice Department's longstanding policy against prosecuting a sitting president and the need to enable a smooth transition to a second term in the White House for Trump, the sources said.
In the prosecution involving government documents, which was brought in South Florida, Smith and his team claimed Trump unlawfully held onto dozens of records bearing classification markings after leaving the White House in January 2021 and worked with two staffers, who were charged alongside him, to impede the Justice Department's investigation. The staffers, aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira, also pleaded not guilty.
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