Jack Smith Could Be Headed for 'Awkward' Situation in Trump Case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : However, Smith issued a strong rebuke to Cannon's proposed request, stating they "rest on an unstated and fundamentally flawed legal premise.""Both scenarios rest on an unstated and fundamentally flawed legal premise-namely, that the Presidential Records Act and in particular its distinction between 'personal' and 'Presidential' records, determines whether a former President is 'authorized,' under the Espionage Act, to possess highly classified documents and store them in an unsecure facility," Smith's office wrote in response.
32% : What We KnowTrump is accused of illegally retaining classified documents, hoarding them at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and obstructing attempts by federal officials to retrieve them.

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