By Sam Dorman
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion on Jan. 29 to voluntarily dismiss its appeal in the Florida classified documents case that has reached the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
“The United States of America moves to voluntarily dismiss its appeal with prejudice,” a filing with the appeals court reads.
Hayden O’Byrne, an attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami, noted in the filing that the government had conferred with counsel for two remaining appellees, Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, who were named as defendants along with President Donald Trump.
The move came after former special counsel Jack Smith’s office asked the court to dismiss the appeal as it related to then-President-elect Donald Trump—something the court granted last year.
The DOJ was in the process of appealing Florida Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case. Cannon had ruled that Smith was unlawfully appointed.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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