Judge dismisses Trump’s classified documents case, special counsel’s appointment ruled unconstitutional
In yet another victory for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon tossed the former president’s classified documents case, ruling that the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith, whom Trump himself called a criminal, was unconstitutional.
Smith’s position “effectively usurps that important legislative authority, transferring it to a Head of Department, and in the process threatening the structural liberty inherent in the separation of powers,” Judge Cannon wrote in her decision.
“He can be appointed and confirmed through the default method prescribed in the Appointments Clause, as Congress has directed for United States Attorneys throughout American history. Dismissal of this action is the only appropriate solution for the…
