A federal judge on Monday granted special counsel Jack Smith's request to drop all felony charges against President-elect Donald Trump in connection to his role in seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

A judge on Monday granted a request by prosecutors to dismiss the election subversion case against Donald Trump because of a Justice Department policy of not prosecuting a sitting president.Smith cited the long-standing Justice Department policy of not indicting or prosecuting a sitting president in his motions to have the cases dismissed.

US Judge Chutkan has dismissed the case wanting to hold Trump accountable for attempts to overturn 2020 election results.

A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the federal election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump Monday, after Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss it earlier in the day.

Plus: Lawyers for Donald Trump have conducted a probe of an aide who asked prospective political appointees for payments to promote their interests.

U.S. prosecutors on Monday asked a U.S. judge to drop the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat, citing his impending return to the presidency following his successful 2024 campaign.

A federal judge in Florida previously threw out the classified documents case, ruling that Smith was improperly appointed as special counsel. Prosecutors indicated on Monday that

U.S. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to temporarily block special counsel Jack Smith from destroying records.

The judge rejected arguments from Trump's lawyers cited the First Amendment and presidential immunity in pressing for the dismissal of special counsel Jack Smith’s case.

A federal appeals court has granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith to remove Donald Trump from his classified documents case as he continues to seek prosecution against the president-elect's co-conspirators.