A motion has been filed to drop the charges against Donald Trump of seeking to overturn the 2020 US presidential election result.
A motion has been filed to drop the charges against Donald Trump of seeking to overturn the 2020 US presidential election result.
Mr Trump was first indicted on four felonies in August 2023: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
The president-elect pleaded not guilty to all charges and the case was then put on hold for months as Mr Trump’s team argued he could not be prosecuted.
On Monday, prosecutors working with special counsel Jack Smith, who had led the investigation, asked a federal judge to dismiss the case.
Mr Smith quoted a longstanding US justice department policy, dating back to the 1970s, that presidents cannot be prosecuted while in office.
