Article Title: Smith has spent approximately $36 million of taxpayer funds in his case against Trump
Snippet of Article: "Trump lawyers were successful in arguing that Smith was unlawfully appointed in his separate case against the former president related to classified records. ...Trump attorneys argued that Smith violated the Appropriations Clause, saying he relied on an appropriation "that does not apply in order to take more than $20 million from taxpayers—in addition to Smith improperly relying on more than $16 million in additional funds from other unspecified ‘DOJ components’—for use in wrongfully targeting President Trump and his allies during the height of the campaign season."
Trump attorneys argue that Smith "was not appointed ‘by Law,'" and argue that he "has operated with a blank check by relying on an inapplicable permanent indefinite appropriation that was enacted in..."
Source: www.foxnews.com
