He Court of Appeal The American rejected this Tuesday the lawsuits against Donald Trump, elected president of the United States for appropriating classified documents. The tycoon held these documents at his private residence in Florida. This is the second time in two days that charges against the newly elected president have been dropped. The federal prosecutor Jack Smith requested this Monday that the charges be dropped not only in this case, but also the accusations against Trump for encouraging the storming of the Capitol in 2021 and the attempt to change the result of the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden, the current president of USA.
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, at the request of Prosecutor’s Office, issued an order clarifying that “appellant’s motion to dismiss the appeal is granted with respect to Donald J. Trump only.” Pursuant to this brief order of the Court, other persons involved in the case They will continue to be investigated.
The special prosecutor Jack Smith He argued his decision to seek dismissal of the charges against Trump because, according to the United States Constitution, the case should be dismissed “before the defendant takes office,” which will occur on January 20. The Supreme Court ruled in July that Trump enjoyed immunity as president, but he ruled out that this immunity was total and forced the prosecution to rectify the accusation.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to more than around thirty charges after numerous classified documents were found at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida residence following his departure from the White House. The accusations against asset They left from deliberate restraint national defense information to the plot to obstruct to justice. The tycoon stored boxes of documents in various locations throughout his residence, such as his bedroom or one of his offices, although they were also found in the bathroom and shower.
According to the US law, passed after former President Richard Nixon tried to destroy White House documents during the scandal water gate, All documents must be turned over to the National Archives at the end of each presidential term.
