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On Tuesday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to dismiss charges related to President Trump’s classified documents case. The dismissal concludes Special Counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of Trump. WATCH: THIS AFTERNOON: Jack Smith has dismissed the… Trump Election Interference CaseTrump Classified Documents Case This lawfare was always unprecedented. This lawfare was always wrong. This lawfare was always politically-motivated. And this lawfare MUST NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. pic.twitter.com/xigUnwjeeu — Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) November 25, 2024 U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed the charges against Trump in the federal election interference case after Smith requested to toss the case. UPDATE: Trump Case Officially DISMISSED Per NBC News: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had initially dismissed the documents case against Trump in July on the grounds that Smith’s appointment as special counsel was illegal. Federal prosecutors in August had asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to restore the case. The conclusion of those cases — two of four criminal cases against Trump — had been expected once Trump was re-elected due to long-standing Justice Department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted. NBC News reported last week that Smith and his team had planned to resign before Trump's inauguration. He is expected to file a formal report on his charges before stepping down. The two remaining criminal cases, the New York case involving hush money payments and a Georgia election interference case, are also in limbo. BREAKING: The Justice Department is abandoning its classified documents case against Donald Trump after a similar move in its election interference case. https://t.co/zsB9CQBGmR — The Associated Press (@AP) November 25, 2024 Breaking News: Jack Smith, the special counsel, asked a judge to dismiss the classified documents case against Donald Trump, minutes after a similar request on the Jan. 6 case. https://t.co/WinCtafTPL — The New York Times (@nytimes) November 25, 2024 From the Associated Press: Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The decision was inevitable, since longstanding Justice Department policy says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. Yet it was still a momentous finale to an unprecedented chapter in political and law enforcement history, as federal officials attempted to hold accountable a former president while he was simultaneously running for another term. Trump emerges indisputably victorious, having successfully delayed the investigations through legal maneuvers and then winning reelection despite indictments that described his actions as a threat to the country’s constitutional foundations. “I persevered, against all odds, and WON,” Trump exulted in a post on Truth Social, his social media website. He also said that “these cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought.”

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and James McGovern (D-MA) wrote a letter urging Joe Biden to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The U.S. lawmakers are “deeply concerned” that Assange’s plea agreement sets a dangerous precedent for prosecuting journalists and whistleblowers under the Espionage Act. “Put simply, there is a long-standing and well-grounded concern that section 793 [of the Espionage Act], which criminalizes the obtaining, retaining, or disclosing of sensitive information, could be used against journalists and news organizations engaged in their normal activities, particularly those who cover national security topics,” the letter read. “A pardon would remove the precedent set by the plea and send a clear message that the U.S. government under your leadership will not target or investigate journalists and media outlets simply for doing their jobs,” it added. BREAKING: U.S. Lawmakers @RepMcGovern @RepThomasMassie call on President Biden to Pardon Julian Assange. Sign the open letter pic.twitter.com/ZbmziZDuRZ — Gabriel Shipton (@GabrielShipton) November 27, 2024 A closer look: From The Guardian: Assange was freed in June 2024 after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law, in a deal that allowed him to return home to Australia and brought an end to an extraordinary 14-year legal saga. Assange was charged in connection with the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents about the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as diplomatic cables, in 2010 and 2011. In a letter dated 1 November, McGovern and Massie expressed “appreciation” that the criminal case had been resolved and an extradition request to the United Kingdom dropped, bringing “an end to Mr Assange’s protracted detention and [allowing] him to reunite with his family and return to his home country of Australia”. But the pair said they were “deeply concerned” the deal required Assange, a publisher, to “plead guilty to felony charges”. Democrat Jim McGovern & Republican Thomas Massie have coauthored a new letter to President Joe Biden, urging the outgoing president to pardon publisher Julian Assange before leaving office in January, to “remove the precedent” set by Assange’s plea deal under the Espionage Act pic.twitter.com/1nlc45Lxic — Assange Defense (@DefenseAssange) November 27, 2024 BREAKING: In a bipartisan letter, Representatives James McGovern and Thomas Massie urge President Biden to pardon Julian Assange before leaving office. The lawmakers express concern over Assange’s prosecution under the Espionage Act, warning it sets a harmful precedent for… pic.twitter.com/f7lRCjznMJ — Simon Ateba (@simonateba) November 27, 2024 Fox News reports: Before his plea deal, Assange, 53, was facing 17 counts under the Espionage Act for allegedly receiving, possessing and communicating classified information to the public, as well as one charge alleging conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. The agreement helped him avoid the potential of spending up to 175 years in an American maximum security prison. The charges were brought by the Trump administration’s Justice Department over WikiLeaks’ 2010 publication of cables leaked by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, and the Biden administration had continued to pursue prosecution until the plea deal. The cables detailed alleged war crimes committed by the U.S. government in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, detention camp, as well as instances of the CIA engaging in torture and rendition. WikiLeaks’ “Collateral Murder” video showing the U.S. military gunning down civilians in Iraq, including two Reuters journalists, was also published 14 years ago.

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A mother, placed in hospice care just two weeks before her son’s wedding, shared an emotional dance with him on his special day. The touching moment of love and courage captured the power of family and the preciousness of time.

A mother, placed in hospice care just two weeks before her son’s wedding, shared an emotional dance with him on his special day. The touching moment of love and courage captured the power of family and the preciousness of time.