Special counsel Jack Smith drops election subversion and classified documents cases against Donald Trump
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A federal judge has dismissed the election interference case against President-elect Trump…The move comes after Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a motion to dismiss all four felony charges…In his motion, the special counsel said he fully stood behind the allegations but recognized that Justice Department policy prohibits prosecuting a sitting president….In a separate motion, Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court in Georgia to drop Donald Trump as a co-defendant in the case over Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents…. Axios is reporting that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire that could end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict…and according to Reuters, Israel's cabinet will meet tomorrow to approve the deal… The UN Security Council also met today to talk about the conflict…And at that meeting, a senior UN official renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza…saying the region is QUOTE on the brink of collapse…  We are just 56 days away until Inauguration Day 2025…and the second Trump administration has taken shape…as the President-elect rounded out his nominees for all 15 cabinet posts… Meanwhile, two powerful Democrats are criticizing his choices for Director of National Intelligence and to lead the Pentagon and Office of Management and Budget…And we'll hear from a senior researcher at George Mason University about what could be ahead for the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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