Special counsel Jack Smith seeks pause in Trump criminal case
Special counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to reporters about the 37 federal charges returned by a grand jury in an indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump on charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents and conspiracy to obstruct justice as Smith speaks at his offices in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2023.
Leah Millis | Reuters
Special counsel Jack Smith on Friday asked a judge to pause proceedings in the criminal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump.
Smith said that pause, which Trump’s lawyers did not object to, would give the prosecutor’s team “time to assess this unprecedented circumstance” of Trump’s electoral victory “and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy.”
Trump’s win against Vice President Kamala Harris was considered a death knell for Smith’s prosecutions against him.
Trump has said he plans to fire Smith, and is expected to force the DOJ to end the prosecutions.
And DOJ policy effectively bars the department from prosecuting a president while in office.
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