一天后，特别顾问杰克·史密斯搬到驳回他的两个案子针对当选总统唐纳德·特朗普，美国第十一巡回上诉法院(u . s . Court of Appeals for the 11 Circuit)同意特朗普退出史密斯对其机密文件案的上诉，结束了特朗普对联邦指控的起诉。
“上诉人仅驳回唐纳德·j·特朗普上诉的动议获得批准，”第十一巡回法院的书记官周二在一句话的命令中写道。
史密斯继续对美国地区法官艾琳·坎农(Aileen Cannon)驳回特朗普的两名共同被告——他的长期跟班沃尔特·诺塔(Walt Nauta)和Mar-a-Lago房地产经理卡洛斯·德·奥利维拉(Carlos De Oliveira)——的案件提起上诉。
在周二的一份文件中，史密斯敦促上诉法院推翻坎农的决定，根据史密斯担任特别顾问的合宪性，放弃机密文件案件。
由于司法部的一项长期政策禁止起诉在任总统，史密斯周一将特朗普从案件中除名。
王牌不服罪去年，他受到37项与处理机密材料有关的刑事指控，此前检察官说，他一再拒绝归还数百份包含从美国核机密到国家国防能力等机密信息的文件，并采取措施阻挠政府收回文件的努力。
特朗普，连同诺塔和德奥利维拉，也不服罪涉嫌试图删除特朗普Mar-a-Lago庄园的相关监控录像。
坎农法官驳回此案去年7月对所有三名被告提起诉讼，理由是史密斯被任命为监督此案的特别顾问是违反宪法的，因为他不是由总统任命的，也没有得到国会的批准。
史密斯在周二的文件中敦促第11巡回上诉法院推翻坎农的“有缺陷”的结论，以便他可以继续对Nauta和De Oliveira的案件。
“最高法院认为，50多年前，国会赋予司法部长任命特别检察官等特别检察官的权力，最高法院确定的四项法规的文本、背景和历史，以及特别律师任命的长期历史，都证实了尼克松是正确的，”文件说。
在周一的一份声明中，德·奥利维拉的律师约翰·埃尔文说，“特别顾问在驳回了针对特朗普总统的案件后，仍决定继续审理此案，这是对导致德·奥利维拉被起诉的糟糕判决的一个不足为奇的赞扬。你能做并不意味着你应该做。如果他们更喜欢缓慢的无罪释放，我们也无所谓。”
周二的文件是史密斯作为被告对特朗普的最后一次起诉。
“政府已经采取行动，驳回唐纳德·特朗普的上诉。如果获得批准，被告特朗普将不会出现在本案未来文件的标题中，”史密斯在文件的脚注中写道。
史密斯针对特朗普的另一个案件，涉及这位前总统涉嫌试图推翻2020年选举结果由于司法部的总统豁免权政策，周一在史密斯的要求下被解雇。
Trump's federal prosecution ends as appeals court drops him from classified documents case
One day after special counsel Jack Smith moved todismiss both his casesagainst President-elect Donald Trump, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit complied by dropping Trump from Smith's appeal of his classified documents case, ending Trump's prosecution on federal charges.
"Appellant's motion to dismiss the appeal as to Donald J. Trump only is GRANTED," the Eleventh Circuit's clerk wrote in a one-sentence order Tuesday.
Smith is continuing to appeal U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's dismissal of the case with Trump's two co-defendants, his longtime valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira.
In a filing on Tuesday, Smith urged the appeals court to reverse Cannon's decision to toss the classified documents case based on the constitutionality of Smith's appointment as special counsel.
Smith moved to drop Trump from the case Monday due to a long-standing Justice Department policy that bars the prosecution of a sitting president.
Trumppleaded not guiltylast year to 37 criminal counts related to his handling of classified materials, after prosecutors said he repeatedly refused to return hundreds of documents containing classified information ranging from U.S. nuclear secrets to the nation's defense capabilities, and took steps to thwart the government's efforts to get the documents back.
Trump, along with Nauta and De Oliveira, alsopleaded not guiltyto allegedly attempting to delete related surveillance footage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
Judge Cannondismissed the caseagainst all three defendants this past July on the grounds that Smith's appointment as special counsel overseeing the case was unconstitutional because he was not appointed by the president or confirmed by Congress.
Smith, in Tuesday's filing, urged the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to reverse Cannon's "flawed" conclusion so he can continue the case against Nauta and De Oliveira.
"The Supreme Court held more than 50 years ago that Congress vested the Attorney General with the power to appoint special prosecutors like the Special Counsel, and the text, context, and history of the four statutes the Supreme Court identified, as well as the long history of special-counsel appointments, confirm that Nixon was correct," the filing said.
In a statement Monday, John Irving, a lawyer for De Oliveira, said, "The Special Counsel's decision to proceed in this case even after dismissing it against President Trump is an unsurprising tribute to the poor judgment that led to the indictment against Mr. De Oliveira in the first place. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. If they prefer a slow acquittal, that's fine with us."
Tuesday's filing was Smith's last against Trump as a defendant.
"The government has moved to dismiss this appeal as to Donald Trump. If granted, defendant Trump will not appear in the caption in future filings in this case," Smith wrote in a footnote of the filing.
Smith's other case against Trump, involving the former president's alleged efforts tooverturn the 2020 election results, was dismissed Monday at Smith's request, due to the Justice Department's presidential immunity policy.
