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NEW: Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed the charges against Trump in the DC election subversion case without prejudice. This allows the Justice Department to refile charges once Trump is out of office.

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BREAKING: Special Counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to dismiss the charges brought against Donald Trump in the DC election subversion case. Smith asks for the case to be dismissed without prejudice and leave open the possibility for charges to be filed again in the future.

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Can we please stop pretending that he will ever leave office or that there will ever be a legit election again? Democracy is dead. We are now the Russia of the west. Thanks, Merrick and Joe. Smh…

These charges will not go away. Trump incited an insurrection, invited and paid for some, stole documents which we'll never know what he did with, all against the law. Essential that he be held accountable!

Come on—we had four years and still couldn’t get it done. I’m not waiting around for the “once Trump is out of office”. They should release the evidence so everyone knows the full extent of his crimes. It’s also a matter of national security—make us safer in the long run.

How can the DOJ refile when Trump is out of office? They will have to get a new indictment, and the Statute of Limitations, generally 5 years in Federal Court, will expire 5 years after the date of any offenses.

Most people can't: far too many innocents get nailed with no hope to escape the system. It's only the wealthy and well-connected, especially those who have their own personal SCOTUS Get Out of Jail Free card tucked in their pocket, who can laugh at the rest of us as they skate.

Yes, of course. But his getting away with all of it is even more disgusting when so many innocents don't. Our system of justice is so so unbalanced. And we all pay the price. And he's Exhibit A.

It will never go to trial now. He either dies b4 it happens or has everything destroyed at the DoJ. Mean time history will be rewritten.

So in another words this means the orange fuker is NEVER gonna leave. And those who can do something is gonna just roll over and take it. I just can't...

Joe Biden needs to get out in front of this now. He needs to preemptively pardon all those in the department of Justice who worked on these cases so that Trump cannot go after them as he has already said he will do.

In 4 years, the statute of limitations will have run thereby barring DOJ from refiling the charges and I highly doubt that SCOTUS would support a DOJ argument that the statute of limitations was tolled (and didn’t run) during Trump’s second term, so pretty much shit outta luck.

trump will be dead before he is out of office. “He’s (Xi) now president for life. President for life. And he’s great. I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll give that a shot someday.” - trump, 3/4/18 Despite corporate media’s lies, he was not “joking”

Further incentivising he fight to remain in power to avoid further legal consequences. When the President becomes untouchable, then every action he takes becomes the new "acceptable".

Proof that these people don't care & they never did care. They're more than likely wiping the sweat of fear from their foreheads & taking a sigh of relief that they won't have to lead the good fight anymore. I detect weakness in this so called leadership...

Well, this is all too late It should’ve happened before he got the chance to run around our country, disgracefully mocking it,and profiting all the while. He’s turned this country into a shameful mess His fault, indeed! But, where was our DOJ to protect us from this monster???? We needed rescue!!

Trump will have someway to stay in office until he dies, he will do everything he can to be a dictator and never leave. He will be in his 80s after this 4 yrs is up, he won’t have to pay for any of his corruption, then he will hand it over to Vance or one of his kids

Utterly devastating. Our legal system is broken. Rich criminals get to delay and dismiss via fear and favor. I do blame Garland for waiting too long. The treason we witnessed on the days on and around January 6th were disqualifying. The FBI, DHS, & SCOTUS ARE ALSO TO BLAME. I fear for us all.

They won't refile in 4 years. There will be a bunch of new charges for stuff he hasn't done yet. There isn't enough paper for all the crimes he has committed.

Haha, yeah, the GOP are never giving power to the Dems again. He’s in office until he stops breathing and then we doughboy or whomever else they choose.

Why drop this now?? Don't obey in advance! Make his DOJ prove their corruption by shutting this down! By your lack of pursuit of this aggressively, you have added fuel to his BS that he did nothing wrong and he is above the law. Shame on you!

As you stated in your newsletter, Trump & GOP plan to stay in power long term. Trump has toyed, several times recently, with the idea of a third term - I wouldn't put it passed him. If the charges might be refiled, he'll do whatever necessary to avoid them. So, fat chance that happens.

I can't believe death is just the end. There is no way that this man should be able to live the life he has lived and get completely away with it with no accountability for the pain he has inflicted on this country.

This is a TRAVESTY OF DEMOCRACY You can’t have the person in the oval office be above the law. This makes it a criminal republic? Can’t give up on 248 years of democracy because it is not convenient.

This might sound horrible, but unfortunately these people hang on longer than you really want them to… and I doubt that Vance will be his successor. In true Fascist form, he’ll probably install his children.