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By Matthew Impelli
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Special Counsel Jack Smith received a new timeline for his attempts to appeal the dismissal of former President Donald Trump's classified documents case.
On Thursday, Kyle Cheney of Politico shared a post on X, formerly Twitter, showing a briefing notice from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The document said that Smith's appeal is due on August 27, 2024.
"Standard briefing schedule runs through mid-October unless Smith seeks to expedite," Cheney wrote in the post.
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The new timeline comes shortly after Smith told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that he planned to appeal the ruling made in Trump's classified documents case.
Earlier this month, Cannon issued a bombshell ruling that declared Smith's appointment as special counsel unconstitutional, effectively halting one of two federal cases against Trump. The former president faced 40 charges, accused of mishandling classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
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Responding to Cannon's ruling, Trump shared a post on TruthSocial following the assassination attempt on his life saying, "As we move forward in Uniting our Nation after the horrific events on Saturday, this dismissal of the Lawless Indictment in Florida should be just the first step, followed quickly by the dismissal of ALL the Witch Hunts," citing his federal indictment in Washington for election fraud among other cases he faces.
"The Democrat Justice Department coordinated ALL of these Political Attacks, which are an Election Interference conspiracy against Joe Biden's Political Opponent, ME. Let us come together to END all Weaponization of our Justice System, and Make America Great Again!" Trump added.
On the other hand, Smith's spokesperson Peter Carr issued a statement criticizing the decision saying, "The dismissal of the case deviates from the uniform conclusion of all previous courts to have considered the issue that the Attorney General is statutorily authorized to appoint a Special Counsel. The justice department has authorized the Special Counsel to appeal the court's order."
On July 20, Smith first filed a court document announcing his plans to appeal the ruling.
"The United States of America hereby gives notice that it appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from the order of the District Court entered on July 15, 2024, Docket Entry 672," Smith's notice of appeal said.
Newsweek reached out to Trump's spokesperson via email for comment.
In addition to the classified documents case, Smith is also leading the case against the former president in connection to the 2020 election and January 6 riots at the Capitol. Trump has continued to deny any wrongdoing in each of the cases.
Update, 7/25/24, 1:30 p.m. EST: This story has been updated with further information.
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