Justice Department officials have been evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office to comply with long-standing department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted ...

The Justice Department is looking to wind down two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump as he prepares to be sworn in to a second term in the White House— a decision that upholds longstanding policy that prevents Justice Department attorneys from prosecuting a sitting president.

The president-elect's two federal criminal cases are as good as over. And don't expect him to face state proceedings while president.

The Justice Department is reportedly trying to “wind down” the federal criminal cases against President-Elect Donald Trump before he returns to the White House. DOJ officials are considering ways to fizzle out the two federal criminal cases that Trump faces — one involving his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and the other related to improperly storing a trove of classified documents — in order to comply with its long-standing policy not to prosecute sitting presidents,

The DOJ is moving to wind down President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal cases before he takes office. NBC News’ Danny Cevallos reports on the status of the cases and the possibility of sentencing.

The Justice Department is already making moves to wind down two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, following a longstanding department policy that sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted,