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Following Donald Trump’s election victory, special prosecutor Jack Smith wants to decide by December 2 on how to deal with the case against the president-elect surrounding the events of the 2020 election. Smith on Friday asked a federal judge to set aside the previous timetable, citing “unprecedented circumstances.” Judge Tanya Chutkan immediately agreed. The US Justice Department does not, as a matter of principle, investigate incumbent presidents. Trump had been charged in Washington in connection with attempted election fraud and the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. These were…