Trump Banks On Election Win to Make Criminal Cases Go Away

Following win, Trump could try to quash federal prosecutions
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By Erik Larson

November 5, 2024 at 4:07 PM UTC

Updated on

November 6, 2024 at 3:00 PM UTC

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For Donald Trump, the outcome of Tuesday’s election is about more than winning the White House — it may shield him from criminal prosecutions.

With his victory, Trump, 78, minimized any risk of spending years behind bars. Instead, Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris sets the stage for the president-elect to dismiss the federal charges and reinvigorates his push to quash a pair of state cases.