Ex-Judge Says Trump Classified Docs Jurist Could Throw Wrench In Jack Smith’s Cases

Retired judge George Grasso said on Monday that U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon could upend special counsel Jack Smith’s cases against former President Donald Trump. Cannon, who was appointed by Trump, on Friday heard arguments to determine whether the entire classified documents case should be dismissed based on the alleged unconstitutionality of Smith’s appointment. […]
Trump’s attorneys argue ‘unlawful funding’ of special counsel in classified docs case — Jack Smith seeks gag order

U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon of the Southern District of Florida heard arguments Monday from former President Donald Trump’s defense team regarding the appointment of U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith to the classified documents case. During the hearing, Trump lawyer Emil Bove accused the special counsel of making “illegal payments” to Smith. Fox News Digital […]
US v Trump: Second day of Florida hearing wraps in classified documents case

The second day of hearings on defense and prosecution motions in former President Trump’s classified documents case in Florida ended just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday evening. The hearing examined two issues: the funding and legality of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case, and the possibility of adding terms of Trump’s release that would limit some […]
Michael Steele: Cannon putting Trump classified documents prosecution on trial

Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele said the judge over former President Trump’s classified documents case is “trying to put the prosecution on trial.” Speaking on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Steele accused Judge Eileen Cannon, who is presiding over the classified documents case, of being slow to handle pretrial motions and biased in […]
Trump’s legal team back in court for classified documents case and more top headlines

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Trump’s legal team back in court in Florida classified documents case

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Legal analyst tells Trump classified docs judge to ‘stay in your lane’

MSNBC legal analysts have warned Judge Eileen Cannon, who is set to continue hearings into next week alleging that the special counsel in President Trump’s classified documents case was illegally appointed, to stay within her “powers.” “You go your own way,” MSNBC legal analyst and New York University law professor Melissa Murray said in comments […]
US v Trump: First day of Florida hearing wraps in classified docs case

The first day of hearings to determine the legality of former President Trump’s appointment of special counsel Jack Smith in his classified documents investigation ended without a decision on Friday. The hearing took place Friday at a courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida., Court ended around 2:30 p.m. after hearing arguments from the defense and prosecution, […]
Trump classified docs judge to weigh alleged ‘unlawful’ appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith

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Trump will not be charged for waving around classified papers, judge says | Donald Trump trials

The federal judge prosecuting Donald Trump on charges of possessing classified documents agreed Monday to remove from the indictment a passage about an episode in which the former president brandished classified documents at a club in Bedminster, New Jersey. U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon ruled to remove the phrase, saying Trump had not been charged […]