The former president's lawyers have argued Smith was unlawfully appointed as special counsel in the classified documents case.
Jack Smith has dismissed suggestions from Donald Trump that his appointment as special counsel to oversee the federal classified documents case is unconstitutional, citing previous examples.In court filings submitted Sunday, the special counsel dismissed the argument from Trump's legal team that his November 2022 appointment by Attorney General Merrick Garland was invalid as it was not first approved by the Senate.
Barr cited a law that grants him the authority to appoint officials to investigate matters without Senate approval when he appointed Special Counsel John Durham to investigate the origins of an FBI inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 United States election, reported CNN.Garland cited the same law when he announced the appointment of Smith as special counsel.
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