Special counsel Jack Smith has requested that federal District Judge Tanya Chutkan clear all deadlines in the cases against President-elect Donald Trump, seeking more time to reassess the charges. Smith aims to resolve the situation by December 2, as he discusses with the DOJ how to proceed. This move hints at Smith’s intention to wind down the case.

Trump, who is set to be certified as President-elect on January 6, 2025, has promised to remove Smith and end the federal cases against him, which include allegations of attempting to overturn the 2020 election and mishandling classified documents.

The FBI’s raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022, searching for specific materials, intensified the political tensions, with then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticizing the DOJ’s actions.
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