Jack Smith asks court to pause appeal of Trump's classified documents case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Smith had appealed her ruling to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals before Trump's presidential win last week over Vice President Kamala Harris.RELATED STORY | Special counsel Jack Smith reportedly will resign prior to Trump taking officeProsecutors asked the 11th Circuit in a court filing Wednesday to pause the appeal to "afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy."
45% : The judge overseeing the federal case in Washington accusing Trump of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election canceled all upcoming deadlines in the case last week after Smith's team made a similar request.
36% : Smith's team has been evaluating how to wind down the classified documents and the federal 2020 election interference case in Washington before Trump takes office because of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted.
27% : That included the testimony of close aides and former lawyers, and because the conduct at issue occurred after Trump left the White House in 2021 and lost the powers of the presidency.
27% : Smith is expected to leave his post before Trump takes office, but special counsels are expected to produce reports on their work that historically are made public, and it remains unclear when such a document might be released.
25% : Smith is ending his investigations as Trump prepares to return to the White House, adhering to longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted.
11% : The case accusing Trump of hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate had been seen as the most legally clear-cut of the four indictments against Trump, given the breadth of evidence that prosecutors say they had accumulated.

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