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Judge Aileen Cannon has acceded to former President Donald Trump’s request to examine the legality of appointing Jack Smith as special counsel in the classified documents case. In a recent ruling, Judge Cannon agreed to expand the hearing to include parties not originally involved in the case.
Scheduled for later this month, the hearing will assess Trump’s argument that Smith’s appointment was unlawful. The judge has permitted several third parties to participate in the oral arguments. Among them are attorneys Josh Blackman, representing the Landmark Legal Foundation, and Gene Schaerr. They support Trump’s motion to dismiss the case based on these grounds.
However, not everyone agrees with Trump’s position. Matthew Seligman, representing a group of former government officials, has labeled the motion as “meritless.” This comes amid ongoing debates about the appointment’s legality, even touching upon discussions not yet argued in the Supreme Court.
Judge Cannon will allow several non-parties to participate in oral argument during a hearing set to take place later this month on Trump’s motion to dismiss the classified documents case based on “the unlawful appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith.” pic.twitter.com/xkuPjz8Kyp
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Things have not gone as planned for Jack Smith. Last Tuesday, the special counsel was put on blast after Cannon went as far as to warn that he could be sanctioned by the court if he doesn’t change course. The Florida U.S. District Judge denied Smith’s motion to implement a gag order preventing Trump from criticizing him and elements of the case…
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