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Special Counsel Hits Pause On Trump Documents Case

Special Counsel Jack Smith is winding down the federal cases againt Donald Trump (Credit: AFP)

A US appeals court on Thursday granted a request by Special Counsel Jack Smith to pause the case against Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House.

District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, had dismissed the case against the former president in July on the grounds that Smith was unlawfully appointed.

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