Special Counsel Jack Smith asked a federal court in Florida on Wednesday to pause his appeal related to President-elect Trump's classified documents case that was dismissed. Why it matters: It's the latest indication that Smith is winding down his prosecutions against Trump,

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a court to pause prosecutors’ appeal seeking to revive the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of the Republican’s presidential victory.

U.S. prosecutors asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to pause their bid to revive the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of illegally handling classified documents, citing his election victory.

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal appeals court to pause his appeal of the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump's classified documents case.

The election of Donald Trump as president prompted prosecutors to ask for pauses in three criminal cases against the Republican.

The New York Times revealed that special counsel Jack Smith and his team are expected to resign before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Smith is currently reviewing options for concluding its work on the two remaining federal criminal cases against the embattled politician,