Special Counsel Jack Smith Asks Court to Halt His Appeal in Trump Documents Case

Noting Trump’s election, Smith asked for the court to stay the deadline for his reply brief, due Nov. 15.

(Left) Special counsel Jack Smith in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023; (Right) Former President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2022. Saul Loeb/Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images

Special counsel Jack Smith asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to halt proceedings over President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida.

Noting Trump’s election, Smith’s Nov. 13 motion asked for the court to hold his appeal in abeyance and stay the deadline for his reply brief, due Nov. 15.