Federal US Judge Aileen Cannon ruled Monday that the Justice Department's (DOJ) appointment of Jack Smith as a special prosecutor to probe former Pres. Donald Trump's classified documents case was "unlawful."
Cannon ruled that the appointment of Smith violated the Constitution's "Appointments Clause," which states that "Ambassadors," "Ministers and Consuls," "Judges of the Supreme Court," and "all other Officers of the United States" must be confirmed by the Senate, which Smith was not.Cannon ruled that Smith's appointment violated the Constitution's "Appointments Clause," which requires the appointments of "Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States" to be confirmed by the Senate.