The special counsel’s request follows a similar one he made to the trial judge handling Trump’s federal election interference case.

Special counsel Jack Smith has requested a pause on the appeal to revive the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump, citing the complexities of pursuing legal action against a sitting president.

Justice Dept. could drop Donald Trump from the classified document appeal but keep his co-defendants, hoping to reverse Judge Cannon’s special counsel ruling.

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a court to pause prosecutors’ appeal seeking to revive the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of the Republican’s presidential

Special counsel Jack Smith is pulling the plug on his other remaining criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump, telling a federal appeals court to pause proceedings while he works on winding down his efforts in advance of Trump’s inauguration.

Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking an appeals court to halt his appeal against President-elect Trump regarding the Florida case.

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal appeals court to pause his appeal of the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump's classified documents case.

Special counsel Jack Smith and his team plan to resign before President-elect Trump takes office on January 20th. New York Times Justice Department and Law Enforcement reporter Devlin Barrett joins José Díaz-Balart to share more details.

The special counsel has led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump.