'Win for Trump': Sources say Jack Smith won't demand pre-election 'mini-trial'

Former President Donald Trump scored a win in his election interference case that could have major ramifications for American voters, according to a new analysis and sources close to the prosecution.

Special Counsel Jack Smith has opted not to demand a evidentiary hearing in his Washington D.C. federal court case against Trump before voters cast their ballots for the next U.S. president on Nov. 5, Bloomberg reported Friday.

"The move means that it’s unlikely a so-called mini-trial, which would include evidence and testimony from possible blockbuster witnesses like former Vice President Mike Pence, would take place before the presidential election," Bloomberg reports.

"Such a hearing would have been the best chance for voters to review evidence about Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election result as he campaigns to regain the White House. The decision is a win for Trump."

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The decision further imperils the future of the case as Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, could direct the Justice department to drop it should he reclaim the White House in 2025, Bloomberg reports.

But, the report notes, "If Democratic nominee Kamala Harris wins the election, Smith could still proceed with prosecuting Trump."

Sources told Bloomberg that Smith's team of prosecutors are going over their case with a fine-tooth comb after the Supreme Court ruled Trump enjoyed partial presidential immunity in the lead-up to the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021.

Mary McCord, a former federal prosecutor who served as acting head of the Justice Department’s national security division, opined to Bloomberg that Smith might be hesitant to reveal too much of his case before the trial, nor would they want to appear “blatantly political."

“The charges are already out there,” added Brandon Van Grack, a former federal prosecutor. “You can understand why the department and public would have an incentive to resolve these questions before an election, but that can’t happen now.”