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.

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

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

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.

Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday filed motions to drop all federal charges against President-elect Donald Trump regarding his mishandling of classified documents and his effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the lead-up to the deadly Jan.

Hours after Jack Smith threw in the towel on prosecuting Donald Trump’s federal election interference case in Washington, a judge agreed Monday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted Smith’s motion to dismiss the Jan.

The judge rejected arguments from Trump's lawyers cited the First Amendment and presidential immunity in pressing for the dismissal of special counsel Jack Smith’s case.