A judge granted Special Counsel Jack Smith's request Monday to drop all charges against President-elect Trump in the federal case over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Why it matters: Smith has already taken steps to wind down the two federal cases against Trump that he's overseeing after the president-elect became the first convicted felon to win the White House.

Justice Department moves to dismiss 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump after his presidential victory

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a judge to dismiss the federal election interference case against Donald Trump as he is set to become the next US president. In new documents filed on Monday, Smith told the judge the case should be closed because of the Justice Department's policy that bans the prosecution of a sitting president.

DOJ prosecutors said "the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated.”

A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the federal election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump Monday, after Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss it earlier in the day.

The criminal case related to Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election is ending, though there's a chance it could come back.

President-elect Donald Trump has been cleared of charges related to his 2020 election interference case. Ryan Kobayashi, who flew to Los Angeles looking for his daughter, Hannah, after she was reported missing, 'tragically took his own life,' according to his family.