Jack Smith Argues Codefendant Lacks Merit to Dismiss Charges for Vindictive Prosecution in Trump Case

Published on April 27, 2024

Special counsel Jack Smith argued in a filing on Friday that Trump codefendant Walt Nauta failed to provide evidence of his assertions of selective and vindictive prosecution in his motion to dismiss charges in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Among the several motions to dismiss filed by Mr. Nauta in the case, Judge Aileen Cannon has already dismissed motions based on unconstitutional vagueness and the Presidential Records Act. Mr. Nauta’s motion to dismiss based on selective and vindictive prosecution is among the two remaining. The prosecution on Friday opposed a motion to dismiss the indictment on these grounds by Mr. Nauta, one of the defendants in a historic case related to former President Donald Trump’s handling of presidential documents....

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