The special prosecutor investigating the case against Donald Trump for retaining classified documents after his departure from the White House in 2021 announced, on Monday, November 25, that he would give up pursuing the now president-elect of the United States.
Jack Smith appealed federal Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to throw out the proceedings in July, arguing that the appointment of the special prosecutor in the case was unconstitutional. He is now abandoning that appeal under a more than 50-year Justice Department policy of not prosecuting a sitting president applied to this situation. “unprecedented”.
Furthermore, in the name of this same principle, Jack Smith, who is investigating the case against Donald Trump for illegal attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, recommended on Monday that the prosecution be stopped.
This decision “Ends unconstitutional federal cases against President Trump and is a major victory for the rule of law”applauded its communications director, Steven Cheung, in a press release.
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