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Trump’s reelection freezes the federal cases that once threatened him most

The special counsel moved to dismiss the federal election-interference and classified-documents cases after Trump’s reelection made continued prosecution impossible under Justice Department policy. It was a giant legal escape hatch for Trump, but also a vivid reminder that his strategy of delay, manpower, and political survival had paid off in the ugliest possible way.

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Trump’s reelection freezes the federal cases that once threatened him most

The special counsel moved to dismiss the federal election-interference and classified-documents cases after Trump’s reelection made continued prosecution impossible under Justice Department policy. It was a giant legal escape hatch for Trump, but also a vivid reminder that his strategy of delay, manpower, and political survival had paid off in the ugliest possible way.

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Trump’s reelection freezes the federal cases that once threatened him most

The special counsel moved to dismiss the federal election-interference and classified-documents cases after Trump’s reelection made continued prosecution impossible under Justice Department policy. It was a giant legal escape hatch for Trump, but also a vivid reminder that his strategy of delay, manpower, and political survival had paid off in the ugliest possible way.

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