This is another legal victory for the former president.
A federal district court in Florida on Monday rejected Donald Trump Legal proceedings have been initiated against the former US president in a case of negligence in handling classified documents due to the illegal appointment of the special prosecutor representing the prosecution, the Telegraph reported.
Eileen Cannon In his decision, the judge agreed with the defense’s request, in which Trump’s defenders claimed that Jack Smith The appointment of a special prosecutor was illegal, he did not have the authority to bring charges, and his office was irregularly funded by the Justice Department.
Smith and his team strongly opposed the defense's arguments during hearings last month. The prosecution is expected to appeal the decision.
The current decision represents another legal victory for the Republican presidential candidate, after the US Supreme Court ruled on July 1 that the former US president is entitled to escape punishment for actions taken in his official capacity. In addition, Smith is also serving as a prosecutor against Trump in another lawsuit, in federal court in Washington, in a case to change the outcome of the 2020 election.
At the 77-year-old Trump's home in Florida, authorities found several boxes containing classified documents, which he was supposed to hand over to the archives at the end of his term.
Trump has always pleaded not guilty in the case.
