Jack Smith filed information that may favor Trump's Legal team

Jack Smith turns over material ‘that may be favorable’ to Trump defense team

Special Counsel Jack Smith has dedicated nearly a year to prosecuting former President Donald Trump. However, an observer believes that Smith’s recent court filing in Trump’s classified documents case may inadvertently aid Trump’s defense. Newsweek senior writer Katherine Fung highlighted this development.

“The Government is providing information or material known to the United States that may be favorable to either defendant on the issues of guilt or punishment,” Fung quoted the filing as reading.

Smith also acknowledged that “the government is aware of its continuing duty to disclose newly discovered additional information required by the Standing Discovery Order.”

Fung observed that Smith was adhering to the Brady rule, which originated from the significant Supreme Court case Brady v. Maryland in 1963, a rule that mandates that prosecutors must disclose any advantageous information to the defendants.

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