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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday moved to\u00a0toss out charges<\/a>\u00a0against former Rep.\u00a0Jeff Fortenberry\u00a0(R-Neb.), who resigned from Congress in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The request to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning the same charges can\u2019t be brought again, comes as President Trump\u2019s Justice Department has moved to end criminal prosecutions of his political allies, including those who participated<\/a> in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and Trump\u2019s co-defendants<\/a> in his federal classified documents case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On his Truth Social platform, Trump celebrated the end of the DOJ\u2019s \u201cwitch hunt\u201d against Fortenberry and claimed he was the victim of a weaponized justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe charges were totally baseless,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThat Scam is now over, so Jeff and his family can go back to having a great life together, and be a part of our Country\u2019s future as we MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. I am very proud of our Department of Justice, something I have not been able to say for many years!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A jury in Los Angeles previously convicted him in 2022 following a federal investigation, but a federal appeals court overturned the case in late 2023. (RELATED:<\/strong> Appeals Court Overturns Ex-Congressman\u2019s Conviction For Lying To FBI<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charges centered on statements Fortenberry gave to authorities as they investigated the $30,200 donation to the former congressman\u2019s campaign at a 2016 fundraising event in California from Gilbert Chagoury, a Nigerian businessperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal election law prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions in support of any candidate for a federal elected office in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That conviction was overturned by a federal appeals court in 2023, after it determined Fortenberry should have faced trial in Nebraska or Washington, D.C., instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal prosecutors brought the case again in Washington in May, and Fortenberry was awaiting a new trial when Trump won the presidential race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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