Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
Mandatory Credit:	Alex Brandon/AP/File via CNN Newsource

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
Mandatory Credit: Alex Brandon/AP/File via CNN Newsource

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Justice Department seeks to revive Trump documents case and defends role of special counsel

Special counsel Jack Smith is arguing to revive his office’s classified documents case against Donald Trump with a vigorous defense of its authority in the first formal filing since Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the criminal case last month.