特别顾问杰克·史密斯的团队已经退出了他们的上诉机密文件案根据周一下午的一份法庭文件,他起诉了当选总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)的共同被告,并将此案提交给了佛罗里达州南区联邦检察官办公室。
史密斯先生上个月撤销了上诉由于司法部的长期政策禁止起诉在任总统,他的团队继续对特朗普的两名共同被告提起上诉,他们是特朗普的长期助手沃尔特·诺塔(Walt Nauta)和Mar-a-Lago员工卡洛斯·德·奥利韦拉(Carlos De Oliveira)。
王牌不服罪2023年6月,他受到37项与处理机密材料有关的刑事指控,此前检察官表示,他多次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。
前总统,连同诺塔和德奥利维拉,也不服罪在一份替代起诉书中,涉嫌试图删除特朗普Mar-a-Lago庄园的监控录像。
在美国地区法官艾琳·坎农之后,史密斯向位于亚特兰大的第十一巡回上诉法院提起上诉驳回史密斯的案子7月,以他被任命为特别顾问的合法性为由。
随着上诉的进行,史密斯的团队周一退出了此案,并将此案移交给佛罗里达州的联邦检察官。在另一份文件中,美国佛罗里达州南区联邦检察官Markenzy Lapointe出庭应诉。
佛罗里达州南区联邦检察官办公室的一名代表没有立即回应ABC新闻的置评请求。
史密斯也一直在减少他的联邦选举干预案特朗普连任后,预计将在未来几周内向司法部长梅里克·加兰(Merrick Garland)发布一份调查报告,然后辞去特别顾问一职。
Special counsel Jack Smith withdraws from appeal of classified docs case against Trump's co-defendants
Special counsel Jack Smith's team has withdrawn from their appeal of theclassified documents caseagainst President-elect Donald Trump's co-defendants and referred the case to the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, according to a court filing Monday afternoon.
Smith last monthdropped his appealagainst Trump due to a longstanding Department of Justice policy prohibiting the prosecution of a sitting president, but his team continued to pursue their appeal against Trump's two co-defendants in the case, longtime Trump aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago employee Carlos De Oliveira.
Trumppleaded not guiltyin June 2023 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.
The former president, along with Nauta and De Oliveira, alsopleaded not guiltyin a superseding indictment to allegedly attempting to delete surveillance footage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
Smith's appeal, to the Atlanta-based Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, came after U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannondismissed Smith's casein July, citing the constitutionality of his appointment as special counsel.
With the appeal ongoing, Smith's team on Monday withdrew from the case and passed the case to federal prosecutors in Florida. In a separate filing, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, entered his appearance in the case.
A representative for the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News.
Smith has also been winding down hisfederal election interference caseagainst Trump following Trump's reelection, and is expected to issue a report on his investigations to Attorney General Merrick Garland in the coming weeks before stepping down as special counsel.