Court Grants Jack Smith’s Request in Trump’s Classified Documents Case

A federal appeals court has granted special counsel Jack Smith’s request to pause his appeal in one of the cases involving President-elect Donald Trump. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Nov. 14 granted Smith’s request to hold the appeal in abeyance until Dec. 2. The grant was entered by the court’s clerk at the direction of the court. Smith had filed a motion asking the court to pause the appeal in light of Trump’s election win. “As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, one of the defendants in this case, Donald J. Trump, is expected to be certified as President-elect on January 6, 2025, and inaugurated on January 20, 2025,” Smith said in the motion. “The Government respectfully requests that the Court hold this appeal in abeyance—and stay the deadline for the Government’s reply brief, which is currently due on November 15, 2024—until December 2, 2024, to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy.”...