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WASHINGTON — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court docket deadlines Friday after prosecutors mentioned they want time to evaluate “the suitable course going ahead” after the Republican’s presidential victory this week.
Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump final 12 months with plotting to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding labeled paperwork at his Mar-a-Lago property. But Smith’s workforce has been evaluating find out how to wind down the two federal circumstances earlier than the president-elect takes workplace in gentle of longstanding Justice Department coverage that claims sitting presidents can’t be prosecuted, an individual conversant in the matter informed The Associated Press.
Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris implies that the Justice Department believes he can not face prosecution in accordance with division authorized opinions meant to protect presidents from prison costs whereas in workplace.
In a court docket submitting Friday within the 2020 election case, Smith’s workforce mentioned it wants “time to evaluate this unprecedented circumstance and decide the suitable course going ahead in line with Department of Justice coverage.”
Smith’s workforce mentioned it could inform the judge of “the results of its deliberations” by Dec. 2.
