Trump criminal election case paused as special counsel Jack Smith weighs fate of prosecution

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The pause was requested by special counsel Jack Smith, whose team is prosecuting Trump in federal court in Washington, D.C.Smith earlier Friday told Judge Tanya Chutkan that vacating the schedule of remaining pretrial motion deadlines would give his team "time to assess this unprecedented circumstance" of Trump's electoral victory "and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy.
38% : Trump also had been charged by Smith in federal court in Florida with crimes related to retaining classified government records after leaving the White House in early 2021, and with obstructing efforts by officials to recover those documents.
29% : But Trump is not expected to stand trial in that case while serving as president.
25% : Trump has said he plans to fire Smith, and is expected to force the DOJ to end the prosecutions.
19% : Trump is charged in the case with crimes related to his efforts to undo his loss to President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, when the Republican was the incumbent president.
15% : Trump is also charged in Georgia state court in Atlanta with racketeering and other crimes related to his attempt to reverse Biden's White House win in 2020.

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