This means that the president-elect will no longer face criminal charges related to the mishandling of classified documents and his attempts to overturn the 2020 election result.

The charges were dismissed because of a Justice Department policy that bans the prosecution of a sitting president.

However, they were dismissed without prejudice, meaning the charges could be refiled after Trump finishes his second term.

Editor of the Washington Note, Steve Clemons, told The Project the dismissal was a big win for Trump.

“It is a major victory for a president being above the rule of law,” Clemons said. “In this case, the charges against President Trump, some of his private activities, they were not activities about him during his presidency. He's not being held accountable for those in a way, but it shows the power of winning the presidency, and Donald Trump was right that he could fight these and win.”

“When so many legal cases were brought against him from the way he handled classified documents and many of the progressive press thought he was going to go down. This is not a rule of law story.”

Clemons explained that it made sense for the Department of Justice to dismiss the charges given after Trump’s election win. 

“It is inconceivable that a Department of Justice could, in fact, go after someone who is coming in after they have received, really, what is a very decisive victory in an election.”