We will never give up. We will never concede
a US judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case
accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election
defeat. That came after special counsel Jack Smith,
the lead prosecutor overseeing the case moved to dismiss it
and also end his attempt to revive a separate case
accusing Trump of illegally retaining classified documents. After leaving
office in 2021 the moves represent a huge legal victory
for Trump. Prosecutors said a long standing doj policy
which maintains that sitting presidents should not face. Criminal
prosecution requires the case to be dismissed before Trump takes
office in January. It's also a major pivot by
Smith who obtained indictments against Trump in the two cases
accusing him of crimes that threatened us election integrity and
national security. The 2020 election subversion case came after
a probe into Trump's attempts to hold on to power
following his loss to Joe Biden and following the January
6 th 2021 attack on the US Capitol in August
of last year, Trump had pleaded not guilty to
four federal charges accusing him of conspiring to obstruct the
collection and certification of votes following his 2020 loss upon
taking office, Trump had been expected to order an
end to both the 2020 election case and to Smith's
appeal in the documents case.