Judge grants dismissal of Jan. 6 case against Trump

[David Boyle]

Source: NPR Washington Desk

A federal judge dismissed the Jan. 6 election interference case against Donald Trump hours after federal prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss both that case and the Mar-a-Lago documents cases against Trump.

Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the case without prejudice.

The move was widely expected. Just a day after the election, special counsel Jack Smith, who headed the investigations, began to unwind the federal cases against Trump: the first for clinging to power in 2020, events that resulted in the storming of the U.S. Capitol; the second for hoarding classified documents and obstructing FBI efforts to retrieve them.

The "Department's position is that the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated," Smith said in the filing related to the Jan. 6 case. "And although the Constitution requires dismissal in this context, consistent with the temporary nature of the immunity afforded a sitting President, it does not require dismissal with prejudice."



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[Igel]

1. "Judge dismisses Jan. 6 case, allows for refiling in 2029." There, fixed. n/t

[David Boyle]

2. Little detail there...

[FBaggins]

5. Not much really

If there's any thought that it will be back in four years - he'll just pardon himself as he walks out the door.

[RussBLib]

10. And THAT is a defeatist attitude

...why bother, he'll just pardon himself?

Well, why bother doing anything?

I see a lot of charges vs current DU'ers for wanting to drop out of the "fight" for a while, maybe for good, as being defeatist or quitting, not helping.

I see the comment expressed here by FBaggins here as another form of defeatism or quitting.

Just making a comment. I'm still "dropped out" myself. Still recharging my batteries, which are old and take longer to re-charge than they used to. I don't know if I will get back in the fight or not. Probably will, when I find the right niche.

[David Boyle]

12. Fight! fight!

That's right!!

[FBaggins]

13. I'm just saying that battle is over

It's "defeatism" when it's halftime and you're down by ten and just can't see how you're going to win.

When the game is over and you're still down by ten... it's no longer defeatism to believe that you can't win... because you already lost.

This game (not the season) is lost. He'll never be convicted on these charges. There are plenty of other games yet to be played - but this one is over.

[David Boyle]

18. Dunno

[Polybius]

28. Nothing wrong with being defeatist on unwinnable things

I'm taking the loss on this one. It's over. My next battle is the 2026 House and Senate.

[3825-87867]

3. Thanks, Roberts and the other Fascist Five!

We don't need no justice.

[orangecrush]

4. That seals it.

[C0RI0LANUS]

6. Special Counsel Jack Smith had a Sisyphean task and he did earnestly work hard to convict Trump.

[David Boyle]

7. Indeed!

He who moves the rock, rocks!

[C0RI0LANUS]

8. Regrettably, rocky times await us all.

[David Boyle]

9. Haw haw

U.S. on the rocks!

Time for a big drink!!

[C0RI0LANUS]

11. Take advice from a pre-med major

[moniss]

14. Georgia will make that

state case go away too most likely.

[David Boyle]

15. Up in the air

If only Ray Charles could do something.

[David Boyle]

16. Bluto B

Still fun after all these years.

[David Boyle]

17. Whoops, reply to Coriolanus

. . .

[yaesu]

19. It would seem that all Federal laws are null and void, at least that is how I'm going to interpret it

let the wild wild west of lawlessness begin!!!

[David Boyle]

20. Eeeeee

[WestMichRad]

26. Nope.

Only applies to He, not to thee.

[David Boyle]

27. Heh heh heh

[Vinca]

21. Well, unfortunately, this isn't a great surprise. At least it's "without prejudice." I guess we can spend forever on

coulda, woulda, shoulda, but what's the point? We can't go back in the time machine and make sure Garland starts the investigations at the top on day one.

[David Boyle]

22. I'll loan you my time machine

(Last post, with the "l", was a mistake, by the way)

[David Boyle]

23. Whoops, I don't see the post with the "l"

Thot I posted it. Lucky I didn't. (Hope it doesn't show up later...)

[GreenWave]

24. Cunctation wins again.

[David Boyle]

25. Sounds dirty, but just means "delay"

Cf. Fabius Cunctator, "the Delayer", who mucked up Hannibal.

Thanks! giving!