Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, has seen two federal criminal cases against him dismissed . The first case accused Trump of trying to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 election victory, while the second involved mishandling classified documents after leaving office. Despite pleading not guilty in both cases, Trump’s legal team now celebrates the dismissals as a triumph. The Department of Justice explained that the U.S. Constitution prohibits criminal prosecution of a sitting president. However, Special Counsel Jack Smith clarified that the dismissals were not due to Trump’s innocence but rather changed circumstances, leaving the possibility of reopening the cases after Trump’s term ends. Meanwhile, Trump still faces charges in Georgia and awaits sentencing for falsifying business records in New York. His legal challenges are far from over, and the outcomes remain uncertain.
Vocabulary :
• president elect (noun): A person who has been elected president but has not yet taken office.
• scheme (noun): A secret plan, often dishonest or illegal.
• classified (adj): Official information that is secret and only accessible to certain people.
• dismissed (verb): To officially end a legal case or claim.
• falsifying (verb): Changing information to make it untrue or misleading.
• prosecuted (verb): To charge someone with a crime and try them in a court of law.
• constitution (noun): The system of basic laws and principles by which a country is governed.
• special Counsel (noun): A lawyer appointed to investigate and potentially prosecute specific legal cases.
• charges (noun): Official accusations of a crime.
• term (noun): A period during which someone holds a position, especially in politics.