The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump dismissed the case on the grounds that the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional.
American University Department of History professor Allan Lichtman joins Catalysts to give insight behind the judge’s dismissal of this case and what it means for the special counsel and the rule of law moving forward.
For historical context Lichtman states: “This is of enormous significance. It goes against more than 150 years of precedents with this country dealing with special prosecutors. We started with a special prosecutor in the 1870s to investigate corruption in the Grant administration.”
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He continues adding, “Special prosecutors have a critical role… because the reason we have them is to investigate very high-profile allegations outside of the political environment of the Justice Department. And this ruling once again shows that this judge is willing to discard precedent. You know, I can’t say the law, but it certainly seems that way, although I’m not a lawyer, but she’s been smacked down hard before. And why delay a year before making this ruling? And why do it right on the eve of the Republican convention? This smacks of politics.”
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