Court grants Jack Smith's request to drop classified documents case against Trump

An appellate court on Tuesday granted special counsel Jack Smith‘s request to terminate his appeal against Donald Trump related to classified documents, bringing to a close the second of the Justice Department‘s two criminal prosecutions against the president-elect.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit issued the brief decision one day after Smith’s prosecutors asked the court if they could withdraw their appeal in the case, citing Trump’s election victory and the DOJ’s long-standing policy that it does not prosecute sitting presidents.