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The US Department of Justice is in talks with the office of special counsel Jack Smith over winding down the two federal cases he is overseeing against president-elect Donald Trump, according to US media reports.
Last year, Mr Smith brought charges against Trump over the alleged mishandling of classified documents and his suspected role in attempting to thwart the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election.
However, the Justice Department has a long-standing policy that sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, which would apply when Trump returns to office in January.
Trump said during the election campaign that if Mr Smith was returned to office, he would fire him “within two seconds.”
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