Trump DOJ and Alleged Vindictive Prosecutions

Smartmatic filed a motion to dismiss its October 2025 superseding indictment in Miami federal court on March 10–11, 2026, arguing the prosecution is a vindictive, selective effort driven by President Trump and his allies as part of a "campaign of retribution." The company, which says it cooperated with DOJ since 2021 and notes the Justice Department had largely pulled back on corporate FCPA and bribery probes, disputes prosecutors' allegations that $300 million in Los Angeles County contract revenue was funneled into a slush fund and used to bribe Venezuela’s election chief, and alternatively seeks discovery and an evidentiary hearing to probe improper political involvement, citing the Kilmar Armando Ábrego García precedent.