New Special Counsel Makes 1st Move, Challenging Claim From Trump Team

New Special Counsel Makes 1st Move, Challenging Claim From Trump Team
American prosecutor Jack Smith presides during a presentation before a war crimes court in The Hague on Nov. 9, 2020. Jerry Lampen/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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Newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith, in a Nov. 24 letter to a federal appeals court, challenged an assertion by lawyers for former President Donald Trump in a classified-documents case.

It was Smith’s first public move since being tasked with leading the investigation into whether the former president violated the Espionage Act and other federal laws with Trump’s handling of certain records, including records with classified markings.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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