Trump lawyers move to dismiss Jack Smith 2020 election charges, claim he was unlawfully appointed
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Lawyers for former President Trump filed a motion on Thursday to dismiss charges related to the 2020 election brought against him by Special Counsel Jack Smith, claiming he was appointed unlawfully, Fox News Digital has learned.
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida Aileen Cannon in July granted Trump's request to dismiss the classified records charges, to which he pleaded not guilty, due to the "unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith."
Trump attorneys on Thursday filed a motion in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Tanya Chutkan is presiding over the case.
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