Trump's lawyers claim that Smith's appointment as special prosecutor is illegal.
Judge Aileen Cannon will hold hearings on Friday and Monday to determine whether Special Counsel Jack Smith may remain in Donald Trump's classified documents case.Smith, who is leading the prosecution case, has complained several times in court documents that Trump's legal team is seeking to delay the classified documents case as long as possible by filing unnecessary motions.
She has also accepted amicus or friends of the court filings.Law professor Seth Barrett Tillman and a conservative advocacy group, the Landmark Legal Foundation, are among those filing amicus briefs that back Trump's legal argument. Amicus briefings are expert opinions that a judge may accept into a case.
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