Lawyers on the airwaves and elsewhere severely criticized Judge Aileen Cannon, several of them directly bashing her intelligence in light of her indefinite delay of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago trial.
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The judge at Mar-a-Lago has given Trump more time to meet a deadline for important classified information, which is crucial for taking the case to trial. The defense has been questioning Jack Smith about the evidence
It already seemed likely that the trial date for the Mar-a-Lago case could be changed, but now there is even more reason to believe so.
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‘Intolerable’: Trump asks Mar-a-Lago judge to dismiss case because Dr. Deborah Birx wasn’t prosecuted for her ‘boxes’ of docs
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaTrump referred to numerous past cases of mishandling classified information without resulting prosecutions when making their appeal.
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Cannon denies that the valet's challenge obstructed Trump, but uses conservative judges' opinions to show he raised 'reasonable questions'
The Mar-a-Lago judge revealed she’s been monitoring the Jan. 6 case argued at SCOTUS and reading up on conservative judges’ views of what “corruptly” means.
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The judge at Mar-a-Lago has told Trump's valet, Jack Smith, to submit a redacted version of his grand jury transcript without the names of government witnesses
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesThe judge in the Mar-a-Lago case has ordered Donald Trump’s valet and co-defendant Walt Nauta to file a redacted version of his June 2022 grand jury transcript.
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'The Court’s scenarios are fundamentally flawed': Jack Smith criticizes Trump's 'made-up PRA defense' and explains why the Mar-a-Lago judge needs to make a decision quickly
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerAs the prosecution repeatedly criticized Trump’s arguments as “fictional,” “invented,” and “legally erroneous,” the special counsel revealed the origin of the former president’s PRA defense.
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Trump says he can't change the Mar-a-Lago trial date because of the New York prosecution that he already delayed
Trump’s defense informed the judge in the Mar-a-Lago matter that proposed trial dates in the next few months “are no longer workable” given a recent high-profile adjournment.
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Jack Smith advised the judge at Mar-a-Lago to ignore the valet's 'deeply flawed' attempt to dismiss the case by pointing to a conversation between the lawyer and a prosecutor over coffee
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochJack Smith requested the Mar-a-Lago judge to disregard the “deeply flawed” and “meritless arguments” that former President Donald Trump’s valet Walt Nauta “raised for the first time.”
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The judge at Mar-a-Lago mostly supports Jack Smith's request to remove classified information from the discovery, but there are still some unresolved issues
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneJack Smith can “redact, substitute, or delete” two categories of classified information and “most” of a third from shareable discovery, as ruled by the Mar-a-Lago judge.
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Ex-Trump White House lawyer who was involved in the Mueller investigation called the judge's order at Mar-a-Lago 'fundamentally unhinged' and said it could be a reason for the judge to step back from the case because it is embarrassing
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychClearly, Donald Trump’s former Mueller probe lawyer was not impressed with the decisions Judge Cannon has been making in the Mar-a-Lago case.