The election goes to Trump.
Donald Trump Wins Election : After winning the popular vote and 270 electors’ votes, Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States. On Wednesday, with the counting of votes still ongoing in numerous states, he was proclaimed the winner by all US media outlets.
Trump has outperformed Democrat Kamala Harris in terms of popular (citizen) votes. With 72,448,303 votes to his credit on Thursday, Donald Trump became the first Republican to win the US election by a majority vote. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have not yet exchanged messages. Russia said it had “no illusions” but will cooperate with the Trump administration in a statement.
Trump has strengthened his route to 270 electoral votes by winning three pivotal swing states: Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. In addition to her previous triumphs in Democratic hotspots like California, New York, and Illinois, Kamala Harris has now won Virginia and Hawaii. Donald Trump declared victory on Wednesday and promised to “heal” the nation. As he approached the platform on Wednesday, he promised to usher in a “golden age” in the United States.
Former US Presidents Biden and Obama applaud Trump
In a statement released Thursday, former US President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama congratulated Donald Trump on his win. Millions of Americans voted for leaders at all levels, not just the president.
What will happen to Trump’s civil and criminal cases now that he has been elected again?
He is in an extremely unusual position: an ex-president had never been charged with a crime until last year, and no criminal defendant had ever been elected to the country’s highest office.
Trump has repeatedly stated his intention to terminate the federal proceedings against special counsel Jack Smith for his attempts to rig the 2020 presidential election and his improper handling of confidential documents. Meanwhile, to avoid appearing to have an impact on the outcome of the presidential election, a judge in New York has postponed sentencing the former president until later this month.
Sentence in New York
It is the goal of the Trump legal team to prevent the sentencing. According to a person acquainted with the plan, it would attempt to have the case canceled entirely, contrary to its previous concentration on postponing its proceedings. Due to the Supreme Court’s ruling this summer that grants a president partial presidential immunity, the filing is anticipated before Judge Juan Merchan’s self-imposed deadline of November 12 to decide whether to overturn Trump’s conviction. Should Merchant choose to overturn the decision, Trump would not face any consequences and the charges would be dropped.
federal cases in Florida and Washington, DC
Smith filed two federal criminal cases against Trump in Florida and Washington, DC, and these suits are likely to be the most affected by Trump’s election win.
The primary legal tactic Trump has used since the charges were filed in 2023 is to postpone the trials until after the election, which would allow him to remove Smith if elected and put an end to the two proceedings. Toward the end of October, the former president declared that he would act without hesitation. In the past, CNN was informed by over six people close to the special counsel’s office or other senior Justice Department officials that they don’t think Smith wants to close up shop before being forced to do so or ejected by Trump.
RICO case in Georgia
Whether or if Democrat Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is barred from prosecuting Trump’s criminal case in Georgia due to her previous sexual involvement with a fellow prosecutor will determine the case’s imminent outcome. The lawsuit would most likely be in jeopardy now that Trump has been elected, even if she is permitted to continue prosecuting him.
The appeals court’s decision to disqualify Willis, which is not anticipated until 2025, effectively puts a halt to the criminal accusations against Trump for trying to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Civil litigation
A jury convicted Trump guilty of sexually abusing the former writer and then defaming her, but he lost two defamation cases to Carroll in federal court in 2023 and 2024.
Two juries gave Carroll $83 million and $5 million, respectively. In addition, the former president is defending himself in a multitude of civil lawsuits, including two defamation cases against E. Jean Carroll, one involving his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, and a civil fraud case brought by the attorney general of New York, in which Trump was ordered to pay damages of almost $454 million.
A jury convicted Trump guilty of sexually abusing the former writer and then defaming her, but he lost two defamation cases to Carroll in federal court in 2023 and 2024.
Two juries gave Carroll $83 million and $5 million, respectively. Trump’s attempts to have the $454 million civil fraud judgment against him dismissed by a state appeals court later that month were heard. The judge determined that Trump, his adult sons, and his business had falsely inflated the worth of Trump’s properties to get lower insurance and loan rates.