Justice Department seeks to revive Trump documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith is arguing to revive his office's classified documents case against Donald Trump with a vigorous defence of its authority in the first formal filing since Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the criminal case last month.
In a brief filed with the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Monday, Smith argues that Cannon's decision to end the Trump case because the prosecutors' office lacked constitutional authority was "novel" and "lack[ed] merit."
Cannon had ruled the Justice Department didn't have the ability to appoint or fund special counsels like Smith.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (CNN)
Smith's ...