Jack Smith officially challenges Cannon's dismissal of Trump classified document case
Special Counsel Jack Smith Wednesday filed his appeal after Florida federal court Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed his classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, court records show.
The two-page ruling simply states Smith means to take Cannon's controversial ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
This move comes just two days after Cannon tossed the Espionage Acts violations case against Trump on the grounds that Smith was not properly appointed as special counsel.
Trump stood accused of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Florida social club Mar-a-Lago in boxes stacked haphazardly in a ballroom, bathroom and shower, among other places.
Cannon, a Trump appointee, has been long criticized for showing deference to Trump. Her ruling Monday spurred hopes that the case could be transferred to another judge.
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This was one of four criminal cases brought against Trump, convicted in Manhattan of falsifying business records earlier this year.
He also faces election racketeering and interference charges in Georgia and Washington D.C.