Federal Judge Allows Pro-Trump Briefs in Classified Documents Case
The federal judge overseeing the Trump classified documents case on Wednesday allowed third-party legal groups to submit friend of the court briefs that could benefit former President Donald Trump.
In Mr. Meese’s brief, he and two law professors argued that Mr. Smith has “no authority to prosecute” the classified documents case because he was not properly appointed as a federal officer. His appointment in late 2022 by Attorney General Merrick Garland violates the U.S. Constitution’s Appointments Clause was a violation of the attorney general’s statutory and constitutional authority.