Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed former President Trump’s classified documents case, ruling that the appointment of the special counsel, Jack Smith, violated the Constitution.
The judge ruled that the special counsel had not been appointed by the president or confirmed by the Senate in violation of the Constitution’s appointments clause.
The ruling will like be appealed.
Several investigations are now underway into the shooting at a Trump rally in western Pennsylvania that left former President Trump wounded, a bystander dead, two more people badly hurt, and the suspected shooter killed by Secret Service snipers.
ABC News chief investigative reporter Josh Margolin on Sunday received reports that authorities outside the security perimeter on Saturday were alerted that a man was acting suspiciously. Local and state police, responsible for security outside that perimeter, began to search for a potential suspect, multiple sources briefed on the probe tell ABC News.
Within minutes, law enforcement spotted the suspected gunman on the roof. It is unclear, however, whether this information was passed along to the Secret Service responsible for the security of the former president and the crowd inside the security zone. A police officer saw the suspect on a rooftop and attempted to make it to the roof to engage the shooter. That officer was threatened when the gunman pointed his rifle at the cop. That effort did not succeed as, moments later, shots rang out, targeting Trump.
Security was already going to be tight around the convention venues in Milwaukee, but after Saturday’s assassination attempt, attendees now may face additional measures. ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan is in Milwaukee and shares what he hears.
