Posted on 12/30/2024 3:36:39 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday withdrew his appeals request for his Florida classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump's co-defendants.
The attorney dropped his appeal against Trump last month after Trump won reelection to the White House, citing a Justice Department policy not to prosecute sitting presidents. Trump will be sworn in next month.
Smith previously accused Trump in 2022 of improperly taking classified documents from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. But the case was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in July, who cited the constitutionality of Smith's appointment as special counsel.
Trump and the co-defendants, longtime Trump aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago employee Carlos De Oliveira, all pleaded not guilty to the charges. The new order withdraws Smith's appeal in the prosecution of the two co-defendants, per ABC News.
Smith also passed the appeal to federal prosecutors in Florida, including U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Markenzy Lapointe. It is not clear whether the prosecutors intend to continue the appeal.
Smith is expected to step down from his post ahead of Trump's inauguration next month.
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They want it both ways: They want to force Trump to take possession of classified documents, implicitly admitting he owns them, then they want to prosecute him for possessing the very documents they forced him to take possession of and implicitly admitted he owned.
He needed to do so while Biden still occupies the White House, so that he can be free to leave this country.
The Hunters will soon become the Hunted.
And rightfully so.
Where does Trump go to get his reputation back
Gitmo’ Smith for domestic terrorism and treason.
Pam Biondi should have these charges dismissed with prejudice ... then have a properly appointed Special Counsel hunt down and string up the perpetrators of all this Lawfare.
Chomo Joe and Jack can share a cell.
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I think he got it back on November 5, 2024.
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