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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Trump and his House GOP allies go to war against special counsels

AP

Lawyers for Donald Trump are hoping to convince a federal judge in Florida to throw out the classified documents case against him by arguing that the special prosecutor who brought the charges is unlawfully appointed and unconstitutionally funded.

Meanwhile, House Republicans are fighting a similar battle on behalf of the former president, with legislation and funding memos aimed at eliminating federal funds for what they’re calling “politicized prosecutions.”

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