Don Jr. says the Justice Department was ‘weaponized’ against his father
Multiple criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump potentially could be nixed all together thanks to his victory over his Democrat rival Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Among the different branches of a years-long “lawfare” war against Trump, earlier this year he was convicted on 34 counts of falsification of business records in the first degree, a felony in the state of New York. The convictions came when a $130,000 “hush money” payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels was allegedly made by Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen, who attempted to hide the payment, in 2016.
He faced a potential prison sentence of up to four years.
However, the cases could be dropped after NBC News reported Justice Department officials have begun to evaluate how they would undo the two federal cases against Trump. This is something they must do in order for the department to comply with its policies that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told NBC News the election victory indicates Americans have had enough of the justice system being used against them.
“Americans want an immediate end to the weaponization of our justice system,” Cheung said.
The Daily Wire further reported the Department of Justice is removing Jack Smith as special counsel.