The 47th president invokes the powers of Article II to fire the special counsel’s squad — but are his hands tied?
Trump appointee Aileen Cannon had dismissed the classified documents case against the now-president and two co-defendants.
Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s ruled that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed and had no authority to prosecute Donald Trump.
The request offered no explanation for the Justice Department’s decision to abandon the case against the two Trump allies.