Donald Trump’s Escape From Being Stopped From Becoming President After New Crime Evidence Uncovered

On January 14, Special Counsel Jack Smith shared in his final report that Donald Trump could have been found guilty of trying to overturn the 2020 election results. However, Trump’s re-election made it impossible to proceed with the case. The report was submitted to Congress early on Tuesday.

Trump was originally charged in August 2023 with four serious crimes for his efforts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden. But after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the November election, Smith had to drop the case. This decision was based on a Justice Department rule that says a sitting president cannot be prosecuted, as it would go against the Constitution.

The report, a 150-page document that The New York Times obtained, explained in detail how Smith’s team built their case against Trump. It was submitted to Congress after legal disputes over whether the report should be made public.

In the report, Smith emphasized that the Justice Department’s policy is clear—no sitting president can be prosecuted, no matter how serious the crimes or how strong the evidence. “This rule is absolute,” Smith wrote. “It doesn’t matter how strong our case is or how grave the charges are.”

Smith went on to say that if Trump hadn’t won re-election, his office believed the evidence they gathered would have been more than enough to convict him in court. He explained that his team had collected solid, admissible evidence that could have proven Trump’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. However, Trump’s return to the presidency stopped the legal process in its tracks.