The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly winding down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office for his second term in January, NBC News reported on Wednesday.
The move answers to a longstanding policy of not prosecuting a sitting president, two people familiar with the discussions told the outlet. Officials are aware that they don't have time to prosecute the two cases brought against Trump: the one investigating his role in the attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021, and the classified documents one.
