Former President Trump’s classified records trial, which stemmed from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation, has been postponed without a new date, Fox News has learned.
The trial was scheduled to begin May 20, but U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon of the Southern District of Florida postponed that date Tuesday.
Cannon wrote in Tuesday’s filing that “numerous interrelated pretrial issues remain and will arise” and that “the court has no commitment to fully and fairly consider the various pending pretrial motions.” “It is imprudent and inconsistent with the obligations of the government.” ”
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“Accordingly, the court, consistent with the defendant’s right to due process and the public’s interest in a trial, vacates the current May 20, 2024 trial date (and associated calendar call) and concludes that the matter before the court shall be reset by another order after the resolution of the “fair and efficient administration of justice,” Cannon wrote.
In his filing, Cannon listed dates for pretrial deadlines to manage “pending discovery matters” and “adjudicate pretrial motions before the court.” He listed dates for pretrial deadlines to manage “pending discovery matters” and “adjudicate pretrial motions before the court.”
Cannon scheduled a public hearing for May 8, a public hearing for May 20, and a non-evidential hearing on Waltin Nauta’s motion to dismiss for May 22.
A courtroom sketch depicts former President Donald Trump appearing in federal court on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Fort Pierce, Florida. Trump’s lawyers are asking Judge Eileen Cannon to dismiss charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith over Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents. (Lotor Speer)
Cannon also scheduled deadlines for the report: May 31, June 10, and June 17. And on June 21, another non-evidentiary hearing was held on a motion to dismiss “based on the illegal appointment and funding of the special counsel.”
Cannon also announced that additional hearings will be held from June 24 to June 26, an early July deadline for disclosures from the special counsel, and a deadline for the defendants’ expedited trial reports to be submitted by the Republican Party. He said the date will be set for July 19, the final day of the tournament.
Cannon scheduled a status conference for July 22 and another public hearing later that day.
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Cannon did not schedule a new trial date.
Mr. Trump was indicted from Mr. Smith’s investigation into his possession of classified materials. President Trump has pleaded not guilty to all 37 felonies in the Smith investigation, including intentional retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and making false statements.
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Trump was also charged with an additional count of knowingly retaining national defense information and two additional counts of obstruction as part of a superseding indictment not subject to investigation.
Mr. Trump has maintained his innocence.
The move to postpone the trial indefinitely comes after Cannon unsealed a trove of documents related to the FBI investigation into the former president and the FBI’s 2022 raid on his Mar-a-Lago mansion. .
The document contained a detailed investigation into the personnel involved in the incident. Attack on Mar-a-Lago And a live timeline of the raid. One of the documents is an FBI file that suggests the FBI’s investigation into President Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents was called “Plasma Echo.”
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Another unsealed FBI memo described Attorney General Merrick Garland’s role in the investigation.
In a memo dated March 30, 2022, Garland approved the escalation of the investigation into President Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents to a “full investigation.”
Former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. (Charles Traynor Jr./Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“This email refers to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General (AG). [Merrick Garland] We authorize the proceeding to a full investigation,” the restriction document summary reads.
Also last week, Special Counsel Jack Smith and federal prosecutors acknowledged in court filings that the documents seized during the Mar-a-Lago raid are no longer the originals. order and order.
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“There are several boxes where the order of the items within the box is not the same as the order of the associated scan,” Smith’s filing states.
Prosecutors previously told the court the documents were “in their original, intact condition in which they were seized.”
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is currently investigating whether there was any evidence of that. “Altered or manipulated.”
Mr. Smith also prosecuted Mr. Trump in another jurisdiction (Washington, D.C.) for election interference and the January 6 investigation. Mr. Trump also pleaded not guilty to these charges.
That trial will also be postponed indefinitely. The Supreme Court is considering arguments about presidential immunity and whether Mr. Smith’s case gives Mr. Trump immunity from prosecution.
The High Court is expected to rule on the matter by mid-June.
FOX News’ Jake Gibson contributed to this report.
