The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith to drop President-elect Trump’s Florida documents case, ending the battle to charge him over retaining records with classified markings after leaving office.




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US court dismisses appeal in Trump classified documents case

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dismissed an attempt to revive the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally retaining classified documents after prosecutors said they no longer wanted to pursue the appeal against the president-elect.

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A federal appeals court has dropped Donald Trump from the special counsel's appeal of his classified documents case, ending Trump's prosecution on federal charges.

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Trump's federal prosecution ends as appeals court drops him from classified documents case

Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court to dismiss his appeal in the documents case against President-elect Donald Trump.

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Appeals court agrees to end special counsel's bid to revive documents case against Trump

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith to drop President-elect Trump’s Florida documents case, ending the battle to charge him over retaining records with classified markings after leaving office. The order fulfills a request from Smith to end an appeal in the case as it relates […]

Appeals court agrees to end Trump’s classified documents case

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An appellate court on Tuesday granted special counsel Jack Smith‘s request to terminate his appeal against Donald Trump related to classified documents, bringing to a close the second of the Justice Department‘s two criminal prosecutions against the president-elect. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit issued the brief decision one day after Smith’s prosecutors asked the court if they could withdraw their appeal in the case, citing Tru…

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Court grants Jack Smith’s request to drop classified documents case against Trump - Washington Examiner

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has granted special counsel Jack Smith’s request to dismiss part of an appeal in his classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump.
Smith had sought an appeal of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision in July to dismiss his prosecution.
Judge Cannon argued that his appointment as special counsel violated multiple provisions of the Constitution.
Smith is still pursuing an appeal as i…

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Appeals Court Agrees to End the Trump Classified Documents Case

(Reuters) –     A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dismissed an attempt to revive the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally retaining classified documents after prosecutors said they no longer wanted to pursue the appeal against the president-elect. The order from the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals means both federal cases against Trump have now been dropped as he prepares to return to the White House on Jan 20. A federal judge, acti…

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Donald Trump became the first president in U.S. history to face federal criminal charges last year—but those landmark prosecutions came to an end as Trump prepares to retake office.

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Trump Federal Cases Officially End: Appeals Court Drops Documents Case At Jack Smith’s Request

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The Special Prosecutor asked to dismiss the case after arguing that Trump won the elections and that the Department of Justice's regulations prevent prosecution of an acting president

El fiscal especial pidió desestimar el caso tras argumentar que Trump ganó las elecciones y que la normativa del Departamento de Justicia impide procesar a un presidente en funciones

Appeals court agrees to end Trump’s classified documents case

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