Trump's attorneys requested the delay after the supreme court's ruling on presidential immunity this week.
The case has been marked by numerous delays as Trump's lawyers have sought to end it before going to trial.in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed.by U.S.
Defense lawyers filed multiple challenges to the case, including a legally technical one that asserted that special counsel Jack Smith had been illegally appointed under the Constitution's Appointments Clause, which governs the appointment of certain government positions, and that his office was improperly funded by the Justice Department.
Cannon, whose handling of the case had drawn scrutiny since before the charges were even filed, agreed, writing in a 93-page order: “The Framers gave Congress a pivotal role in the appointment of principal and inferior officers. That role cannot be usurped by the Executive Branch or diffused elsewhere — whether in this case or in another case, whether in times of heightened national need or not.”
Smith's team had vigorously contested the argument during hearings before Cannon last month and told Cannon that even if ruled in the defense team's favor, the proper correction would not be to dismiss the entire case. A spokesman for the Smith team did not immediately return a request seeking comment, and the Trump team did not immediately have a comment.Authorities hunt for clues, but motive of man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump remains elusiveKENS would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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