Former President Trump a year ago was staring down four potential criminal trials on 91 charges and decades in prison.

Trump staked his defense on winning back the White House, a strategy that has now paid off with his political victory.

The former president – and president-to-be – is expected to grind the cases to a halt after defeating Vice President Harris in a comeback called by Decision Desk HQ early Wednesday morning. He's projected to become the first convicted felon to reach the nation’s highest office.

With impending control of the Justice Department, he can shutter his federal criminal cases. As for his state cases, Trump’s lawyers are expected to ask judges to put his Georgia and New York prosecutions on ice.

Trump has long signaled he plans to immediately dismantle special counsel Jack Smith’s office upon retaking the White House.

“It’s so easy. I would fire him within two seconds,” Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt last month.

That would effectively end two federal cases against Trump.

In the first case, he is accused of conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results. In the second case in Florida, he faces charges related to mishandling classified documents after leaving office and obstructing the government’s effort to........

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