Ed Morrissey

I'd say that this is evidence of politicization, but may not really touch the case much. The indictment doesn't have to rely on those photos, because it relies on whether the material was classified regardless of the cover sheets. This is potentially misconduct, but not evidence contradicting the charges. Trump insists he declassified all this material while prosecutors claim he didn't. A jury will have to work that out.

However, it's yet another reminder of how dumb it was to pursue the documents charges in the first place. If Smith had dropped those counts and prosecuted only the obstruction charge, he would have avoided most of these delays and would have had a cleaner and less political case to present to a jury.