After Trump won the 2024 election, the Department of Justice moved to dismiss the case, citing longstanding policy against prosecuting a sitting president. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted the dismissal without prejudice in November 2024. Special Counsel Smith’s final report maintained that the evidence could have supported conviction, but the criminal proceedings effectively ended. Trump has consistently called the case—and similar legal actions against him—an abuse of the justice system.
