"Special Counsel Criticizes Judge's Request for Flawed Jury Instructions in Trump Documents Case"

Special Counsel Jack Smith rejected a judge's request for jury instructions on the Presidential Records Act in the case involving Donald Trump's handling of classified documents, arguing that the premise was fundamentally flawed and that Trump's claim of authority under the Act was "first invented" long after he left office. Prosecutors urged the court to promptly address the matter to ensure a fair trial, while Trump's defense attorneys backed the judge's order, maintaining that Trump had broad authority under the Act to designate the documents as personal records.