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Judge presses prosecutor over special counsel’s ‘legitimacy’ in Trump classified documents case

She also questions U.S. attorney general’s role in bringing indictment related to Mar-a-Lago

This image was contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and is partially redacted by the source. It shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. (Department of Justice via AP, File)
This image was contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and is partially redacted by the source. It shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. (Department of Justice via AP, File)
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Defense lawyers for Donald Trump on Friday launched a three-day bid to derail the Justice Department's classified documents case against the former president by effectively placing the legitimacy of Special Counsel Jack Smith's appointment on trial

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