Donald Trump has to admit another defeat. A local appeals court stopped a private expert from examining the seized government documents.
Former US President Donald Trump has suffered a legal defeat in the legal dispute surrounding the investigation into his handling of classified government documents.
An appeals court has ruled that it is unlawful to appoint a special representative, at Trump’s request, to examine documents seized during a search of the former president’s private home.
District court should allow state to investigate Trump
It was stated that the district court, which decided to appoint a special prosecutor, did not have the authority to prohibit the state from using documents that were lawfully seized in criminal investigations. This is a win for the US Department of Justice, which has been investigating Trump for several months.
In August, the Federal Police FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, and seized various classified information, some of which had the highest classification level. By keeping the documents in his private home long after Trump left office, he might have committed a crime. It’s still unclear whether Trump will ultimately be blamed.
Trump sees the action as politically motivated
Trump criticizes officials’ actions against him as being politically motivated and sees it as an attempt to prevent him from returning to the White House. The Republican has since officially announced that he wants to run for re-election for his party in the 2024 presidential election.
It is not yet clear whether the Republicans will ultimately make him the presidential nominee.
Both judgments of the Supreme Court were overturned.
Trump also took legal action to defend himself against the investigation of government documents: he had fought in court to appoint a special representative to examine the seized documents and prevent authorities from viewing the documents until then.
Both are now overturned by the Supreme Court’s decision.
Source: ZDF
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