Special counsel Jack Smith stands down in Trump classified docs case, asks court to halt appeal
The classified documents case was dismissed in July by Florida federal Judge Aileen Cannon, and Smith had sought to appeal her ruling
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appellate court on Wednesday to halt his appeal in President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case, citing the results of the 2024 election.
“As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, one of the
defendants in this case, Donald J. Trump, is expected to be certified as
President-elect on January 6, 2025, and inaugurated on January 20,
2025,” Smith wrote to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. ---More...