The Department of Justice determined that the Constitution prohibits the federal indictment and prosecution of a sitting president, which applies to Trump as he will be inaugurated in 2025.
It means the case could theoretically be brought again in the future when Trump is no longer president, though in reality, he is likely to pardon himself.
OLC provided a binding interpretation of the constitutional prohibition on indicting a sitting president, which the Department of Justice had to follow.
Smith, a career prosecutor with no political agenda, followed the legal mandate despite the difficulty of dismissing a strong case against a former president.
The dismissal could influence the Manhattan DA's office, particularly regarding the supremacy clause and how it applies to state prosecutions, though the specifics remain uncertain.
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas and Legal AF host Karen Friedman Agnifilo report on the breaking news on Special Counsel Jack Smith's motion to dismiss the federal case against Donald Trump.
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