Former US President Donald Trump suffered a legal defeat in the legal dispute surrounding the investigation into the handling of secret government documents. An appeals court ruled in a ruling published on Thursday that it was illegal to appoint a special representative to review documents seized during a search of the former president’s private home at Trump’s request.
The district court that ruled on the appointment of the special counsel lacked the authority to prohibit the state from using legally seized documents in a criminal investigation, he said. This is a victory for the US Department of Justice, which has been investigating Trump for several months.