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.
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An employee of Donald Trump, referred to as 'Trump Employee 5,' described a grand juror at Mar-a-Lago who appeared to have fallen asleep in a dark, small room during an interview. The special counsel showed interest in every detail during the interviews, according to the employee
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochThe government witness identified as “Trump Employee 5” provided more information about what occurred behind closed doors during his testimony before the grand jury that ultimately indicted the former president.
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The former federal prosecutor who initially gave the Mar-a-Lago judge the 'benefit of the doubt' has changed her mind after seeing her consistently making incorrect rulings that seem to favor Donald Trump's defense team. She stated that if it were a law school exam, the judge would be failing
A former federal prosecutor who said she was “willing to give” Judge Aileen Cannon “the benefit of the doubt” has changed her mind after “dead wrong” rulings.
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Some lawyers were very surprised by the latest decision made by the judge in the Mar-a-Lago case, and a few are suggesting Jack Smith to seek a special solution because of it
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesUnsurprisingly, the response to Judge Cannon’s order was rapid and clear, with some noting that she could make an acquittal more likely.
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Trump's lawyers want to delay the hush-money case trial even more because of Passover, despite the Manhattan DA agreeing to a one-month pause
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochAfter the Manhattan DA surprised some by agreeing to delay the start of Trump’s hush-money trial, the defense argued Passover should get them even more time.
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The judge decided it was too early to determine if a set of legal terms argued about by Trump becomes too unclear to fix, even with the explanations provided by …
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Jack Smith criticized the legal group headed by Stephen Miller for making a complaint about NARA's criminal referral using an unrealistic example to show why their argument wouldn't work in the real world
Special counsel Jack Smith responded to America First Legal Foundation’s “untenable theory” about the National Archives’ criminal referral violating the law.