特别顾问杰克·史密斯周三要求联邦上诉法院暂停他对当选总统川普的驳回上诉机密文件案.
此举是史密斯的一部分逐渐减少他针对特朗普的两起案件----机密文件案和联邦选举干预案----是因为司法部的长期政策禁止在任总统在任职期间面临刑事起诉。
“由于2024年11月5日举行的选举，本案的被告之一唐纳德·特朗普(Donald J. Trump)预计将于2025年1月6日被认证为当选总统，并于2025年1月20日就职，”该文件称。
史密斯要求搁置上诉，并将下一个提交截止日期推迟到12月2日，以“让政府有时间评估这一前所未有的情况，并根据司法部的政策确定适当的前进方向。”
王牌不服罪去年有40项刑事指控与他离开白宫后处理机密材料有关，此前检察官表示，他多次拒绝归还数百份包含机密信息的文件，并采取措施阻挠政府收回文件的努力。
特朗普任命的地区法官艾琳·坎农，驳回此案今年夏天针对特朗普及其共同被告，裁定史密斯担任特别顾问违宪，因为他不是由总统任命的，也没有得到国会的确认。
检察官随后向位于亚特兰大的美国第十一巡回上诉法院提起上诉。
特朗普联邦选举干预案的法官暂停所有即将到来的截止日期上周在史密斯的要求下。
Special counsel asks judge to pause his appeal in Trump's classified documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to pause his appeal of the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump'sclassified documents case.
The move is part of Smith'swinding downof his two cases against Trump -- the classified documents case and the federal election interference case -- due to longstanding Department of Justice policy that prohibits a sitting president from facing criminal prosecution while in office.
"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," the filing said.
Smith asked to hold the appeal in abeyance and push the next filing deadline until Dec. 2 to "to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy."
Trumppleaded not guiltylast year to 40 criminal counts related to his handling of classified materials after leaving the White House, after prosecutors said he repeatedly refused to return hundreds of documents containing classified information and took steps to thwart the government's efforts to get the documents back.
District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee,dismissed the caseagainst Trump and his co-defendants this summer, ruling that Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional because he was not appointed by the president or confirmed by Congress.
Prosecutors then appealed that decision to the Atlanta-based United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The judge in Trump's federal election interference casepaused all upcoming deadlinesin that case last week, following a request from Smith.
