The Justice Department is considering dismissing some of the criminal cases against Trump and his associates before the inauguration.

The Justice Department is considering ending two federal criminal investigations against President-elect Donald Trump as he prepares for his second term in the White House, in accordance with a longstanding policy that prohibits Justice Department lawyers from prosecuting a sitting president.

The Justice Department's investigation of a sitting president violates the separation of powers doctrine, according to a memo from the Office of Legal Counsel filed in 2000.

The proceedings would "unduly interfere in a direct or formal sense with the conduct of the Presidency."

The memo concluded that an impeachment proceeding is the only suitable course of action to address a President's indictment while in office, given its impact on the executive branch's operations.

In an interview with Planet Chronicle Digital, former Attorney General Bill Barr stated that once Trump becomes President in January, prosecutors will be unable to proceed with the cases.

A Trump-appointed attorney general could immediately stop all federal cases brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith in both Washington, D.C. and Florida, as per Barr's statement to Planet Chronicle Digital.

In D.C., the charges against Trump are related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election outcome. Meanwhile, in Florida, the focus is on Trump's handling of classified documents following his departure from the White House in 2020.

Despite Trump's inability to stop two state cases in Georgia and New York, Barr advised local prosecutors and judges to move on from the "show" of prosecuting the president-elect.

Barr stated that any additional maneuvering on these cases in the upcoming weeks would serve no legitimate purpose and only divert the country and the incoming administration from their primary task.

Trump's criminal allegations were well-known to voters when they reelected him for a second term.

President Trump has been chosen by the American people to lead the country for the next four years, as stated by Barr.

"The prosecutors around the country were aware of the claims against President Trump, and I believe Attorney General Garland and the state prosecutors should respect the people's decision and dismiss the cases against him now."

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