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A federal judge dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, ruling that the special counsel overseeing the Justice Department’s case was appointed unlawfully.U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon dismissed the case, she wrote, because “Special Counsel Smith’s appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
In a stunning move, former President Donald Trump’s confidential documents case was tossed out by a federal judge in Florida on Monday. Cannon ruled that Congress was required to appoint “constitutional officers” and the legislature was also needed to approve spending for such a prosecution.Judge Aileen Cannon tossed former President Trump’s case over his alleged mishandling of classified information, ruling Monday that special counsel Jack Smith was not lawfully appointed.
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