Jack Smith, the prosecutor leading the case, was illegally appointed to his position and his authority was removed. Following the attack on Trump, the federal judge who made the decision was appointed by the former president in April 2020.
Almost 48 hours after the attack against the former president, the American judge Aileen Cannon dismissed This Monday the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally withholding classified documents after leaving office, marking another major legal victory for the Republican in his bid to return to the White House.
The federal judge for the district of Floridaappointed by Trump in April 2020, ruled that the special counsel Jack Smithwho is leading the prosecution, was illegally appointed to his post and has no authority to conduct the case.
This meant another legal triumph for Trump, after the July 1st Supreme Court of the United States ruled that as a former president, he has immunity from prosecution for many of his actions in office.
Cannon’s sentencing comes two days after Trump was the subject of a assassination attempt in a campaign speech in western Washington state Pennsylvania. Trump will be formally appointed Republican presidential candidate this week in Milwaukee, to challenge the Democratic president Joe Biden in the US elections on November 5.
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Prosecutors are likely to appeal the ruling, although in other cases courts have repeatedly upheld the power of the prosecutor. United States Department of Justice to appoint special prosecutors to handle politically sensitive investigations.
A spokesperson for Smith did not immediately respond to a request for comment. At the very least, Cannon’s ruling casts doubt on the future of the caseSmith is also prosecuting Trump in federal court in Washington on charges related to the former president’s attempts to annul the 2020 election.
In the case of documents, Trump He was charged with deliberately retaining sensitive national security documents on his estate in Mar-a-Lago after leaving office in 2021 and obstructing government efforts to recover the material.
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