Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion to dismiss charges against President-elect Donald Trump related to alleged election interference. This decision was commented on by senior legal fellows from the Heritage Foundation, Zack Smith and Charles Stimson, who are also former federal prosecutors.
In their statement, they said: “Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a motion to dismiss the Washington, D.C.-based charges against President Donald Trump. While this case should never have been brought in the first place, it’s even clearer now that the Biden-Harris Justice Department has been weaponized against Donald Trump and the administration’s other political opponents in unprecedented ways."
The dismissal is considered a victory by some; however, the charges were dismissed "without prejudice," meaning they could potentially be refiled after Trump's term ends. The statement continued: “While this dismissal is a victory, Smith moved only to dismiss the charges ‘without prejudice.’ This means that Justice Department officials could, theoretically, try to once again bring the charges after Trump has left office again. If they try to do so, they will confront many practical issues—such as statute of limitations issues—that would need to be resolved. And Trump could avoid this entire specter by simply pardoning himself.”
The statement concluded with optimism about future leadership at the Justice Department: “Fortunately, a new day at the Justice Department is coming under the leadership of Attorney General-nominee Pam Bondi.”
