Charges Dropped
President-elect Trump is looking at his legal troubles in the rearview mirror.
On Monday, Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss federal charges against Trump in both the Jan. 6th election interference case and the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Smith said the decision was “not based on the merits or strength” of the cases but the long-standing position by the DOJ that “forbids the federal indictment and subsequent criminal prosecution of a sitting President.” Smith has left the door open to refiling the charges in four years, when #45/47 leaves office.
Trump said the cases “should have never been brought” in an online post celebrating the decision.
His state-level cases aren’t moving either: sentencing for Trump’s New York hush money conviction is indefinitely delayed, and Georgia’s election interference/racketeering case is indefinitely paused.
CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
Culturally hot topics frequently make people think, speak, and act poorly… including us. We can respect others and represent God better if we are quick to listen and slow to speak.
“My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.”
James 1:19-20 (CSB) (read full passage)