Judge Cannon Questions Merrick Garland’s Oversight During Hearing on Validity of Jack Smith’s Special Counsel Appointment – Here Are the Details
From left: Special Counsel Jack Smith, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen M. Cannon and former President Donald Trump. (@axios / X screen shot)
Judge Aileen Cannon on Friday heard challenges to Jack Smith’s special counsel appointment.
Cannon did not issue a ruling after the hearing concluded.
President Trump previously filed a motion to dismiss Jack Smith’s classified documents charges based on the “unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel.”
Day one of the expanded evidentiary hearing was held on Friday.
According to NBC News, President Trump’s lawyers “argued that an officer like the special counsel must be appointed “by law” and that the special counsel should be categorized as a “principal officer” and subject to Senate confirmation.
