Federal prosecutors in Florida moved to dismiss Special Counsel Jack Smith's appeal, a move that moves the process a step closer to ending the classified documents case against President Donald Trump. The motion still has to be approved by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, according to The Hill newspaper.
The acting attorney general said these officials could not be trusted to "faithfully implement the president's agenda."
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) discussed the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) firing a dozen officials who worked on ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith's invest
The Justice Department is firing "over a dozen" officials who were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's teams that prosecuted President Donald Trump, officials confirmed to ABC News Monday.
President Donald Trump had been charged with crimes by special counsel Jack Smith in cases related to the 2020 election and classified documents.
Walt Nauta, an aide to President Trump, and Carlos de Oliveira, former property manager at Mar-a-Lago, were charged alongside the president in 2023. They all pleaded not guilty.
The Justice Department abandoned all criminal proceedings against the two co-defendants of President Donald Trump in the Florida classified documents case.
U.S. Attorney Hayden O'Byrne asked the appeals court to dismiss the classified documents case in a way it could not be appealed again.
The Department of Justice, now under new leadership, has moved to drop its appeal of the classified documents case against Donald Trump's co-defendants.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce the immediate rescission of the personal security detail and security clearance for former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, several news outlets are reporting. The Trump administration is also aiming to demote Milley in retirement. Hegseth is expected to direct the…
Attorney General Merrick Garland had agreed not to make the special counsel's findings public while the Justice Department appealed a judge's dismissal of the case.