Judge Chutkan Accepts Smith Request, Tosses Case But Leaves Door Open For Post Presidency

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday agreed to dismiss the January 6 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump, after special counsel Jack Smith filed a request to do so.

Smith filed the request on Monday to drop all four felony charges against Trump related to his effort to contest his 2020 presidential election loss to President Joe Biden and the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S Capitol.