President-elect Donald Trump's election victory led to the dismissal of two federal criminal cases against him, while the two-state cases face significant legal challenges. Trump became the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime after being found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment. His reelection raises legal questions about sentencing and governance. Trump's legal team is trying to dismiss Georgia's election case, claiming that DOJ guidelines against prosecuting a sitting president should apply to state charges as he returns to the White House.
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00:02President-elect Donald Trump's election victory led to dismissing two federal criminal cases
00:06against him. While the two state cases faced significant legal challenges, Trump became the
00:11first former US president convicted of a crime after being found guilty of falsifying business
00:16records to conceal a hush money payment. His reelection raises legal questions about sentencing
00:22and governance. The DOJ charged Trump with inspiring overturn the 2020 election and
00:27inciting the Capitol riot. But the case was dropped after his reelection due to the Supreme
00:32Court ruling on presidential immunity. The DOJ's case against Trump for retaining national security
00:38documents was dismissed by a judge over special counsel authority and subsequently dropped after
00:43his reelection. Trump's legal team has tried to dismiss Georgia's election case, claiming the DOJ
00:48guidelines against prosecuting a sitting president. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.