Trump Responds To Documents Case Being Dismissed

Former President Donald Trump responded to the documents case against him being dismissed in a Florida federal court on Monday, saying it should be “just the first step” in ending political weaponization.

The criminal case involved Trump’s handling of classified material after he left the White House and allegations that he tried to obstruct federal investigators who were looking to retrieve the documents. Out of the four criminal cases the former president has faced, the documents case was widely considered by various legal experts to be the most serious.

“As we move forward in Uniting our Nation after the horrific events on Saturday, this dismissal of the Lawless Indictment in Florida should be just the first step, followed quickly by the dismissal of ALL the Witch Hunts — The January 6th Hoax in Washington, D.C., the Manhattan D.A.’s Zombie Case, the New York A.G. Scam, Fake Claims about a woman I never met (a decades old photo in a line with her then husband does not count), and the Georgia ‘Perfect’ Phone Call charges,” Trump posted on social media.

“The Democrat Justice Department coordinated ALL of these Political Attacks, which are an Election Interference conspiracy against Joe Biden’s Political Opponent, ME,” he added. “Let us come together to END all Weaponization of our Justice System, and Make America Great Again!”

District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, who was nominated to her position by Trump, said special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional.

The indictment “is DISMISSED because Special Counsel Smith’s appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution,” Cannon wrote in an order granting Trump’s motion to dismiss.

Cannon also found that Smith’s “use of a permanent indefinite appropriation” violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution, but she said the court “need not address the proper remedy for that funding violation given the dismissal on Appointments Clause grounds.”

The judge further stated the “effect of this Order is confined to this proceeding.”

Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.