Jack Smith Handed Legal Boost in Trump Classified Documents Case

Published on June 14, 2024

Special counsel Jack Smith has the constitutional authority to prosecute former President Donald Trump in his classified records case, a group of legal analysts and former U.S. officials argued in a new court motion this week. In a motion filed with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the group argued that “the Court should reject as a matter of law Defendant Donald J. Trump’s contention that the Special Counsel’s appointment is unlawful.” Signatories of the brief include former deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer, several former U.S. attorneys, a Georgetown University law professor, former U.S. Army Secretary Louis Caldera, former Rep. Tom Coleman (R-Mo.), and television analyst and frequent Trump critic George Conway, among others....

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