A federal judge on Monday granted special counsel Jack Smith's request to drop all felony charges against President-elect Donald Trump in connection to his role in seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

A judge on Monday granted a request by prosecutors to dismiss the election subversion case against Donald Trump because of a Justice Department policy of not prosecuting a sitting president.Smith cited the long-standing Justice Department policy of not indicting or prosecuting a sitting president in his motions to have the cases dismissed.

US Judge Chutkan has dismissed the case wanting to hold Trump accountable for attempts to overturn 2020 election results.

In a significant legal development, Special Counsel Jack Smith has moved to dismiss federal cases against President-elect Donald Trump concerning election subversion and the mishandling of classified documents.

A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the federal election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump Monday, after Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss it earlier in the day.

The decision to end the case over Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat comes as a major win for the president-elect ahead of his second term.

The only question is whether the January 6 and classified-documents cases can be revived after Trump leaves office a second time.

Plus: Lawyers for Donald Trump have conducted a probe of an aide who asked prospective political appointees for payments to promote their interests.

A federal judge in Florida previously threw out the classified documents case, ruling that Smith was improperly appointed as special counsel. Prosecutors indicated on Monday that

The judge rejected arguments from Trump's lawyers cited the First Amendment and presidential immunity in pressing for the dismissal of special counsel Jack Smith’s case.