Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, handing the former president a massive win in his crusade to have his trio of remaining criminal trials thrown out or delayed beyond the 2024 election.
Cannon wrote in a 93-page order on Monday that she’d dismissed Trump’s indictment on the grounds that special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional.
“Upon careful study of the foundational challenges raised in the Motion, the Court is convinced that Special Counsel Smith’s prosecution of this action breaches two structural cornerstones of our constitutional scheme—the role of Congress in the appointment of constitutional officers, and the role of Congress in authorizing expenditures by law,” she wrote.
