The special counsel’s request follows a similar one he made to the trial judge handling Trump’s federal election interference case.

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a court to pause prosecutors’ appeal seeking to revive the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of the Republican’s presidential victory.

Special Counsel Jack Smith also requested a pause last week in his other prosecution of Donald Trump for alleged election interference in 2020.

Special counsel Jack Smith is pulling the plug on his other remaining criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump, telling a federal appeals court to pause proceedings while he works on winding down his efforts in advance of Trump’s inauguration.

U.S. prosecutors asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to pause their bid to revive the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of illegally handling classified documents, citing his election victory.

Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking an appeals court to halt his appeal against President-elect Trump regarding the Florida case.

Special counsel Jack Smith and his team plan to resign before President-elect Trump takes office on January 20th. New York Times Justice Department and Law Enforcement reporter Devlin Barrett joins José Díaz-Balart to share more details.