The Department of Justice has now officially confirmed that Jack Smith,
the prosecutor assigned to go after President-elect Donald Trump, will
be gone before Trump takes the oath of office in January.

The DOJ also announced today that Smith will be pausing all future
criminal cases against the president-elect.

https://www.youtube.com/live/F67KhRaMd2U

       

Curious to see what will happen. I heard it reported that it is DOJ policy to not charge a sitting president so the case gets put on ice. Will they revive it 4 years later? They could hold onto it in the case of impeachment but that doesn't seem likely given republicans control of congress.

Smith will have to issue a report on his investigation. I wonder whether it will be everything in the case or a simple short letter. Have to wait to read that though.

Curious to see what will happen. I heard it reported that it is DOJ policy to not charge a sitting president so the case gets put on ice. Will they revive it 4 years later? They could hold onto it in the case of impeachment but that doesn't seem likely given republicans control of congress.

Smith will have to issue a report on his investigation. I wonder whether it will be everything in the case or a simple short letter. Have to wait to read that though.

Nope.  Most of the charges he's been getting have a Statute of Limitations.

in the New York case when he was convicted of 34 felonies, they were all predicated on a mysterious "underlying crime."  That crime was never divulged -- not to the public, and not to the jury.  In fact, we was never tried and convicted of that underlying crime.  I've read that it was a misdemeanor, and I also read the statute of limitations on the crime expired, so they couldn't charge or convict him of it.  Basically they bootstrapped a bunch of felonies off a crime that was not, and can never be, tried in court.

But, hey!  DA's got elected by promising they would "get Donald Trump".

UPDATE:

When a bogus prosecution fails to prevent Trump from being reelected President, he has no choice but to slam on the brakes.   Trump's DOJ will hopefully investigate NY and see what laws were broken by the prosecutor and the judge.  Trump should have never been on trial for this nor the supposed fraud charges.  Election interference, plain and simple.

Trump’s hush money sentencing is
postponed indefinitely, judge says

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial has
adjourned his sentencing, which was set for next week.

Judge Juan Merchan also agreed to hold off on issuing his decision on
presidential immunity until after he reviews the parties’ filings.

Merchan granted Trump’s request to file a motion to dismiss the case,
ordering his legal team to submit their papers by December 2, and
prosecutors have a week to respond. Trump’s team wanted to have until
December 20 to file their paperwork.
......
The judge did not set a new sentencing date or make any further statements
about the delay. Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump, called Mechan’s
decision a “decisive win” for the president-elect.

Trump’s legal and political fates have seen an abrupt turnaround a year
after he was facing four separate indictments. In light of his election victory
earlier this month, Trump’s two federal cases are winding down, while the
Georgia state case has long been dormant and the New York case is poised
to end indefinitely without a sentence.

In a letter to Merchan earlier this month, the district attorney’s office also
acknowledged that Trump is not likely to be sentenced “until after the end
of Defendant’s upcoming presidential term.” Although District Attorney Alvin
Bragg, a Democrat, has said Trump’s felony conviction should stand, a source
close to the district attorney’s office said it is open to a four-year pause of the case.

Trump’s lawyers have argued his conviction should be tossed both because
of the presidential immunity decision and his return to the White House.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/trumps-hush-money-sentencing-is-postponed-indefinitely-judge-says/index.html

Right to speedy trial ?
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-6/overview-of-right-to-a-speedy-trial

UPDATE:

When a bogus prosecution fails to prevent Trump from being reelected President, he has no choice but to slam on the brakes.   Trump's DOJ will hopefully investigate NY and see what laws were broken by the prosecutor and the judge.  Trump should have never been on trial for this nor the supposed fraud charges.  Election interference, plain and simple.

Trump’s hush money sentencing is
postponed indefinitely, judge sayshttps://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/trumps-hush-money-sentencing-is-postponed-indefinitely-judge-says/index.html

Right to speedy trial ?
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-6/overview-of-right-to-a-speedy-trial

I doubt that would come into play given the unique situation. Most of the times where the right to a speedy trial comes into play is when the government is slow to make their case. In this case being put on hold while he serves his term in office is beyond the prosecutions control.