Report: Special counsel, Justice Department in talks to wind down Trump prosecutions

Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Special counsel Jack Smith is working with the Justice Department to wind down two federal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January, according to sources familiar with the deliberations.

Smith, who moved forward with his federal election interference case against Trump just weeks before the election, and DOJ officials have determined that there can be no trials after Trump's resounding presidential win, two people familiar with the talks told CNN, NBC and NPR on Wednesday.

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