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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman

DOJ reportedly looking to ‘wind down’ the criminal cases against Trump before he’s sworn in

The Justice Department is reportedly trying to “wind down” the federal criminal cases against President-Elect Donald Trump before he returns to the White House.

DOJ officials are considering ways to fizzle out the two federal criminal cases that Trump faces — one involving his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and the other related to improperly storing a trove of classified documents — in order to comply with its long-standing policy not to prosecute sitting presidents, sources told NBC News and USA Today.

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