
Trump's classified docs case dismissal is a rebuke of Biden's out-of-control DOJ
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At the heart of the federal judge’s decision is the Appointments Clause of the Constitution which provides the exclusive means for selecting all 'Officers of the United States.'
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Smith and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will likely file an immediate appeal to a higher court. But Cannon’s well-reasoned 93-page opinion establishes a clarifying record of sound legal judgment that will be difficult to overcome. At some point, the U.S. Supreme Court may be forced to intervene.