Court Grants Jack Smith’s Request in Trump’s Classified Documents Case

The special counsel had asked for a weeks-long pause following President-elect Donald Trump’s election win.

(Left) Special counsel Jack Smith in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. (Right) President-elect Donald Trump in an undated file photograph. Drew Angerer; David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

A federal appeals court has granted special counsel Jack Smith’s request to pause his appeal in one of the cases involving President-elect Donald Trump.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Nov. 14 granted Smith’s request to hold the appeal in abeyance until Dec. 2.