On Thursday (December 1), the US appeals court dealt Donald Trump another defeat, overturning a previous court order appointing an independent expert to examine documents seized by the federal police (FBI) from his Florida home. Federal appeals court judges in Atlanta have unanimously overturned a Florida judge’s order to appoint an expert witness that temporarily barred federal investigators from using the documents in their criminal investigation.
On August 8, the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s residence in Florida, seizing boxes containing thousands of classified documents, some of which were classified as defense secrets, which the Republican had not returned since leaving the White House, despite numerous. inquiries.
Federal investigators suspect that the Republican thus violated the US Espionage Act, which very strictly regulates the possession of classified documents. Donald Trump has assured that these documents have been declassified.
An appeals court ruled Thursday that the Aug. 8 search and seizure was not illegal and that a Florida judge did not have the authority to limit the Justice Department’s review of those documents, which is leading the investigation. His decision frees special counsel Jack Smith, who was appointed by Justice Secretary Merrick Garland in November, to investigate Donald Trump’s case and his role in the events leading up to the attack on the Capitol by his supporters, January 6, 2021. .
Source: Le Figaro
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