The Justice Department is already making moves to wind down two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, following a longstanding department policy that sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, according to multiple media reports citing sources they did not name.
Special prosecutor Jack Smith will be gone before Trump is inaugurated for his second term in January, NBC and Fox News both reported Wednesday, the day after a sweeping election victory for Republicans. In the run-up to Election Day, Smith had been vigorously pursuing his Jan. 6-related interference and documents cases – but ran into legal setbacks and delays that prevented further progress.