Judge Dismisses Trump’s Classified Documents Case
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A federal judge has dismissed Trump’s classified documents case, ruling that Special Counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed.
From The Epoch Times. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case on July 15, finding that special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment violated the Appointments Clause.
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“The Superseding Indictment is DISMISSED because Special Counsel Smith’s appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution,” the order reads.
The 93-page opinion and order was issued after days of oral arguments over the special counsel’s appointment and the statutory authority the Justice Department argued Attorney General Merrick Garland used to appoint Mr. Smith. …
Prosecutors are expected to appeal the order.
Appointments Clause
The Appointments Clause stipulates that officers must be nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. It identifies a difference between courts later deemed “principal” versus “inferior” officers and states that department heads may appoint inferior officers if Congress has passed legislation allowing them to do so. …
The defense had argued that Mr. Smith had the powers of a principal officer and had not gone through such an appointment process.
Prosecutors argued Mr. Smith was an inferior officer and that the attorney general had the statutory authority to appoint a special counsel, relying on several different statutes naming independent counsel, special attorneys, and other similar positions, but not a “special counsel statute,” as the judge noted in a hearing.
Judge Cannon accepted the prosecutors’ view that the special counsel is an “inferior Officer” but found that there was no statutory authority allowing the head of the Justice Department to appoint such inferior officers. …
Historic Practice
The judge found the prosecutors’ arguments “strained” and relied on “inconsistent history.”
Prosecutors had argued that the attorney general has historically held the authority to appoint special counsel, and the judge found the historical examples presented by the special counsel were not comparable. Some of the historic special counsels had been appointed with a confirmation, some not; some were appointed by a president, and some not. Protocols for firing special counsel also varied.
But the practice of appointing “private citizens like Mr. Smith—as opposed to already-retained federal employees—appears much closer to the exception than the rule,” the judge found, as it has only been used in recent years, such as in the case of special counsel Robert Mueller. …
Jan. 6 Case
This dismissal will not affect the second case that Mr. Smith is prosecuting against former President Trump in the District of Columbia. …
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(Excerpt from The Epoch Times. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America – Donald Trump, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52646497)
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Father thank you for this ruling, i pray that you would let all Trump’s enemies evil wishes and plans agsinst Him backfire on to themselves. They are all in a tight network and think they are untouchable but not so. You are able to reach them with the judg.ents they deserve. Thankyou
In Jesus name.
ABOUT TIME! THE CORRUPTION IS HUGE HANG THEM ALLFOR TREASON, PEDOPHELIA, TRAFFICKING.
I ASK IN JESUS’NAME
AMEN
Praise God! Good STILL triumphs over evil! Thank You, Jesus.
The reign of evil by the current administration has been dealt a setback. Evil and oppression will continue but this is good news and God has blessed Donald Trump! We pray for his continued blessings and protection for him. We also pray those who are committing these evil acts will see the light and stop calling evil good!
We have been praying for all these charges and accusations lodged against President Trump to “boomerang” back on the evil ones trying to destroy him!! Praise and Glory to God!!!
Finally, the adults have come into the room to take charge
Her ruling now makes me wonder why she did not dismiss the case sooner.
True.
However, she is so meticulous (like me, I confess) that she said she had to pursue EVERY detail of the garbage the prosecutors presented, as well as the defense arguments.
LOL…have you ever dug through trash to find something extremely valuable???? I have😄😄😄
She wrote a lengthy answer which was designed (no doubt) to be irreversible…!!!
Correction.
I didn’t mean to say the comment about Justice Thomas was true. I rebuke that mean-spirited false witness against him…and agree with the need for repentance about that comment.
This should have never even have been a serious, legitimate question! Cactus Jack, along with Garland, are nothing more than immoral jokes, backed by a fraudulent maladministration!
Praise God. And I pray for Judge Cannon; may she not bend under the persecution she receives for a rendering a decision according to the Constitution. Father, I pray for our nation. You are revealing so much and dealing with it. We praise your name. I pray you would bring peace and love to our nation as we repent. Continue the revivals that are taking place and bring people into discipleship. We praise your name that you are faithful and Sovereign. May we adore you and trust you no matter what happens for you bring good from the worst!