Posted on 11/14/2024 2:06:20 AM PST by Libloather
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appellate court on Wednesday to halt his appeal in President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case, citing the results of the 2024 election.
“As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, one of the defendants in this case, Donald J. Trump, is expected to be certified as President-elect on January 6, 2025, and inaugurated on January 20, 2025,” Smith wrote to the Atlanta-based 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
“The Government respectfully requests that the Court hold this appeal in abeyance — and stay the deadline for the Government’s reply brief, which is currently due on November 15, 2024 — until December 2, 2024, to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy,” the federal prosecutor added.
The classified documents case was dismissed in July by Florida federal Judge Aileen Cannon, and Smith had sought to appeal her ruling.
The special counsel noted that if granted the abeyance, his team would inform the appeals court of its future plans by Dec. 2. Smith said that he consulted with Trump’s legal team and they “do not object to this request.”
The filing comes after US District Judge Tanya Chutkan froze Smith’s 2020 election interference case against Trump last week, following the prosecutors’ request for a pause in court filing deadlines.
Multiple reports indicate that the Justice Department intends to wind down...
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Cannon threw out Smith’s case alleging that Trump improperly hoarded sensitive White House documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate after his presidency after she concluded that Smith’s appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional.
Smith’s appeal contends that Cannon’s decision was “at odds with widespread and longstanding appointment practices in the Department of Justice and across the government.”
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President Trump has won the presidency twice before!
Can We the People get some sort of financial recovery out of Mr. Smith (who never should have gone to Washington in the first place)?
Or do we need to suck it up in the name of bipartisan euphoria?
He’s seen who’s going to be the next DOJ.
Arrest him and chsrge him (and the othrrs) with treason! Bookmarkbwhat I am about to write. If a bunch of these folks are not charged with treason and convicted, they WILL be back and the next time they will kill conservative leadership and THEN US. Do not say you were not told.
Arrest him and charge him (and the othrrs) with treason! Bookmark what I am about to write. If a bunch of these folks are not charged with treason and convicted, they WILL be back and the next time they will kill conservative leadership and THEN US. Do not say you were not told.
And destroy them. Their hatred of Trump is palpable
Bring back the ru!e of law so us citizens don’t have to.
We are sick of the one sided unconstitutional crap.
While I am pleased to see this and the DC cases fail, one big question remains. It won’t likely be answered if the cases are simply dropped or dismissed.
Was Smith’s prosecution(s) legal based on his ‘appointment’?
I demand satisfaction!
Smith should be asking for political asylum in a country that doesn’t allow extradition to the US.
Maybe Jack realized either stand down or be disbarred.
Dismiss with prejudice!
Chasing Jack away isn’t enough. He must be punished severely!
It is a coverup by Smith. He knows he did not even have authority.
So does POTUS Trump. The pain is coming......
Trump needs to use his new majorities to legalize everything he did and that his previous administration officials did that have been sentenced
I want Trump to seek to have Smith continue to pursue the case, as I think Trump could have and can still defeat Smith in court. What Smith now wants to do is leave his allegations on the table without Trump getting vindication in court.
Grant him immunity.
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