WASHINGTON—Experts indicated to The Epoch Times that President-elect Donald Trump’s victory on Nov. 5 spells the end of multiple prosecutions against him and effectively foreclosed the possibility of him serving any related prison sentence.
Trump has already said that he would quickly fire the man in charge of his federal prosecutions—special counsel Jack Smith—upon entering office.
Meanwhile, re-taking the presidency has afforded him protections beyond what the Supreme Court granted him in its presidential immunity ruling this year, experts said.
Here’s a breakdown of the legal implications and next steps for his four cases in Georgia, Florida, Washington, and New York.
It’s unclear how exactly the pre-trial process will continue in District of Columbia District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s court but it remains all but certain the case will never reach trial.
“They’ve already moved to dismiss the indictment,“ Heritage Foundation Vice President John Malcolm told The Epoch Times. ”All they would have to do is supplement it on the basis of separation of powers.”
Peter Carr, a spokesman for the special counsel’s office, declined to comment but directed The Epoch Times to a 2000 memo from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel.
It states that “indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting president would unconstitutionally