Permanent record

Federal 2020-election case dismissed without prejudice

Event date
Category
Criminal cases
Posture:
Case dismissed without a merits trial

The Special Counsel moved to dismiss the federal 2020-election prosecution without prejudice because Justice Department policy barred prosecuting a sitting president. The court granted the motion without a merits trial.

Evidence basis

primary-plus-independent

Disposition

Dismissed without prejudice under the Justice Department's sitting-president policy; no merits trial occurred.

Dated sources

  1. — U.S. Department of Justice (Official record)
  2. — Associated Press dismissal report (Independent legal reporting)
  3. — U.S. Department of Justice (Official record)

Correction status

No substantive correction recorded for this version.

Canonical citation

Federal 2020-election case dismissed without prejudice. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2024-11-25-federal-election-case-dismissal/

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