DOJ Moves to Drop Classified Documents Appeal Against Trump’s Co-defendants

The 11th Circuit previously granted former special counsel Jack Smith’s request to dismiss the case as it related to Trump.

Carlos De Oliveira (L), a property manager for former then-former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, arrives with his lawyer John Irving at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building in Miami on July 31, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion on Jan. 29 to voluntarily dismiss its appeal in the Florida classified documents case against President Donald Trump that has reached the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

“The United States of America moves to voluntarily dismiss its appeal with prejudice,” a filing with the appeals court reads.