Feds Try Hail Mary to Convict Trump

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Jack Smith and his group of Prosecutors have appealed the decision to dismiss Trump’s criminal case regarding documents.

The dismissal of Trump’s charges occurred closely to his attempted assassination, which further boosted his popularity and forced the Democrats to replace Biden. NBC News says:

Federal prosecutors asked an appeals court Monday to restore Donald Trump’s classified documents case, pushing back on the former president‘s claims that Jack Smith’s appointment as special counsel violated the Constitution.

“The Attorney General validly appointed the Special Counsel, who is also properly funded,” Assistant Special Counsel James Pearce, a member of Smith’s team, wrote in a brief filed with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. “In ruling otherwise, the district court deviated from binding Supreme Court precedent, misconstrued the statutes that authorized the Special Counsel’s appointment, and took inadequate account of the longstanding history of Attorney General appointments of special counsels.”

Refiling the charges will take a long time to actually have any effect. The leader to a trial could take months if not years, giving Trump a chance to win. The Guardian says:

The filing to the US court of appeals for the 11th circuit merely starts a process that could take months or potentially years to resolve, as prosecutors try to resuscitate their moribund case against Trump that once appeared the most legally perilous for the former president.

Cannon’s stunning decision to dismiss the classified documents case was based on a key distinction – compared to other special counsels – that Smith had been brought in externally and was not a Senate-confirmed justice department official when he was named to lead the Trump cases.

Polling has not been conducting to see if this would have a positive impact on Trump. So close to the elections, it ties Kamala to the decision to pursue political enemies.

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