Trump appointee Aileen Cannon had dismissed the classified documents case against the now-president and two co-defendants. The DOJ under special counsel Jack Smith had appealed.
Federal prosecutors in Florida moved to dismiss Special Counsel Jack Smith's appeal, a move that moves the process a step closer to ending the classified documents case against President Donald Trump. The motion still has to be approved by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, according to The Hill newspaper.
The acting attorney general said these officials could not be trusted to "faithfully implement the president's agenda."
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) discussed the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) firing a dozen officials who worked on ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith's invest
Washington — The top federal prosecutor in South Florida is asking a federal appeals court to toss out the classified documents case against President Trump’s former co-defendants, aide Walt Nauta and former Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira.
The Justice Department abandoned all criminal proceedings against the two co-defendants of President Donald Trump in the Florida classified documents case.
Could the dropping of charges clear the way for the release of the special counsel’s report on the prosecution?
U.S. Attorney Hayden O'Byrne asked the appeals court to dismiss the classified documents case in a way it could not be appealed again.
The Department of Justice, now under new leadership, has moved to drop its appeal of the classified documents case against Donald Trump's co-defendants.
Walt Nauta, an aide to President Trump, and Carlos de Oliveira, former property manager at Mar-a-Lago, were charged alongside the president in 2023. They all pleaded not guilty.
The Justice Department abandoned all criminal proceedings against the two co-defendants of President Donald Trump in the Florida classified documents case.