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Special Counsel Jack Smith urged Judge Aileen Cannon Friday not to apply Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion in the recent presidential immunity ruling to former President Trump’s classified document case. Smith agreed in the Friday filing to hold a briefing about the Supreme Court’s ruling, which grants U.S. presidents broad immunity from prosecution for official acts.

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Jack Smith says Clarence Thomas’ attack on his appointment should not factor into classified documents case

Special counsel Jack Smith told the judge in the classified documents case in Florida that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ criticism of his appointment should have no bearing on the criminal case against former President Donald Trump.

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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith told the judge in the classified documents case in Florida that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ criticism of his appointment should have no bearing on the criminal case against former President Donald Trump. In a brief filing Friday, Smith said that Thomas’ writing in the presidential immunity case – in a concurrence that no other justice joined – isn’t binding on US District Judge …

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Special Counsel Jack Smith urged Judge Aileen Cannon Friday not to apply Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion in the recent presidential immunity ruling to former President Trump’s classified document case. Smith agreed in the Friday filing to hold a briefing about the Supreme Court’s ruling, which grants U.S. presidents broad immunity from prosecution for…

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Smith presses Cannon to leave Thomas’s opinion on special counsels out of Trump case

Smith calls out Justice Thomas on Friday, noting that he was appointed as special counsel by Merrick Garland.

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Jack Smith takes a swipe at Clarence Thomas

Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate former President Donald Trump, asked Judge Aileen Cannon not to allow Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion to be applied to the classified document case.  Smith agreed on Friday to hold a briefing about how the highest court ruling would affect the case going forward. The ruling upheld broad immunity for presidents facing prosecution for actions taken while in office, according …

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Smith pleads with Trump judge to ignore recent Supreme Court opinion on immunity 


Trump's lawyers want the judge to consider Justice Clarence Thomas' opinion that the appointment of Smith as special counsel could violate the Constitution.

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Jack Smith urges Trump classified docs judge to set aside Clarence Thomas' opinion on special counsels

Special Counsel Jack Smith went after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and urged Judge Cannon to ignore his scathing concurring opinion on special counsels.

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Jack Smith Demands Judge Cannon Ignore Clarence Thomas' Scathing Opinion Questioning His Authority as Special Counsel as His Classified Docs Case Against Trump Crumbles

Smith presses Cannon to leave Thomas’s opinion on special counsels out of Trump case

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