According to the TV channel CNBC, Smith says that Trump's lawyers do not oppose the pause in the prosecution regarding the president's involvement in the storming of the Capitol in January 2021 after the election loss to Joe Biden.
"At the latest by December 2, 2024, the Justice Department will provide status (on the prosecution) or otherwise inform the court of the result of its negotiations," Smith writes to the court.
On Wednesday, it was reported that Jack Smith is holding talks with the Justice Department about dropping the charges against Trump due to the Justice Department's policy that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted for crimes during his term of office.
Trump has also been prosecuted for handling classified documents stored at his residence Mar-a-Lago in Florida after his time in the White House. This prosecution is also led by Jack Smith.
Donald Trump, who was elected as the new president of the USA last week, has already made it clear that he will dismiss Jack Smith.
In May, a court in New York found Donald Trump guilty of falsifying documents and violating accounting laws in connection with the payment of so-called hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels. The sentence is to be announced on November 26, but Trump's lawyers will likely request that the verdict be postponed once again.
Trump is also being prosecuted for attempting to get election officials to overturn the result of the state election in Georgia in 2020. The case is practically on hold while a court decides whether the prosecutor should be disqualified, a decision that is not expected until 2025.
