Ashley Murray, New Hampshire Bulletin The federal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump was dismissed Monday by a Florida judge on the grounds that the Department of Justice unlawfully appointed special counsel Jack Smith. The order, while likely to be appealed, makes the possibility even more remote that …
Read More »Federal Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Trump’s Classified Documents Case, Strikes Paragraph from Indictment
Jimmy Williams On Monday, a federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his classified documents case. However, the judge agreed to remove a paragraph from the federal superseding indictment. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon denied efforts by Trump and his co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos DeOliveira, to …
Read More »Trump’s Classified Documents Trial in Florida Postponed Indefinitely
Jimmy Williams U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has made the decision to indefinitely postpone former President Donald Trump’s trial concerning classified documents in Florida. The trial, initially scheduled to commence on May 20, has been put on hold pending the resolution of various pretrial matters. Judge Cannon cited the need …
Read More »Special Counsel Criticizes Judge’s Ruling in Trump’s Classified Documents Case
Jimmy Williams Special counsel Jack Smith has criticized a recent ruling by Judge Aileen Cannon in the case of former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents, calling her request for jury instructions based on a “fundamentally flawed legal premise.” Smith argued that the ruling could distort the trial …
Read More »Siding With DOJ, Appeals Court Rules Trump Judge ‘Abused’ Discretion by Halting Criminal Probe
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams A three-judge federal appeals court panel ruled unanimously Wednesday that Judge Aileen Cannon—a Trump appointee—”abused” her discretion by barring the U.S. Department of Justice from proceeding with its criminal investigation into the former president’s removal of classified documents from the White House. In a scathing 29-page …
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