Things to know about AP's report on the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump
A year that began with the prospect of a federal court reckoning for Donald Trump will conclude without any chance at trial, leaving voters without an up-or-down jury verdict in the two most consequential cases against the Republican presidential nominee
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Published - Oct 14, 2024, 09:17 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 06:23 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — A year that began with the prospect of a federal court reckoning for Donald Trump will conclude without any chance at trial, leaving voters without the finality of an up-or-down jury verdict in the two most consequential cases against the Republican presidential nominee.
Yet both cases — one charging him with illegally hoarding classified documents, the other with trying to overturn his 2020 loss — still loom over the election.
Their potential resurgence makes clear that at stake in November’s vote is not only the presidency but potentially Trump’s liberty as he faces the prospect of drawn-out court fights.
A look at why neither case reached trial this year:
