Trump lawyers in classified files case challenge prosecutor's appointment at start of 3-day hearing

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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump made a longshot argument Friday that the Justice Department prosecutor who charged the former president with hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate was illegally appointed and that the case should therefore be dismissed.

A police officer stands beside an entrance to the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse, Aug. 15, 2023, in Fort Pierce, Fla. The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump is hearing arguments Friday, June 21, 2024, on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown out based on the claim that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed.

Prosecutors say there was nothing improper or unusual about Smith’s appointment, with James Pearce, a member of Smith's team at one point saying:"We are in compliance. We have complied with all of the department's policies.” Pearce did not have an immediate answer to the question but noted, “I don't want to make it seem like I'm hiding something.”

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