Was appointment of Jack(boot) Smith as special counsel illegal? | Eastern North Carolina Now

Former US Attorney General Ed Meese and two prominent law professors have filed a brief with the US Supreme Court arguing that Merrick Garland's appointment of Jack Smith (aka Jackboot Smith or Jackass Smith) was illegal under the appointments clause of the US Constitution and that all actions taken by him are null and void.  The brief argues that under the Appointments clause, Garland was required to appoint someone already holding a prosecutorial office in the US government, as all previous special counsels have been, not go outside the government as they did with Smith.

https://redstate.com/shipwreckedcrew/2023/12/23/is-jack-smith-an-illegitimate-prosecutor-has-every-act-taken-by-him-been-without-lawful-authority-n2167897

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/gateway-pundit-exclusive-allegations-procedural-missteps-surface-against/

This has real potential to bring two of the Democrat "lawfare" attacks on Trump to a screeching halt.  Even the far left New York Times has reported that Garland's efforts to prosecute Trump were the result of pressure from the White House.  Trumping up criminal charges against one's top political opponent is what dictators do, and what Putin has done in Russia.