US Justice Department agrees to Trump pick for ‘special master’
2 years, 3 months ago

US Justice Department agrees to Trump pick for ‘special master’

Al Jazeera  

The US Department of Justice has said it will accept one of Donald Trump’s suggestions for the neutral arbiter to review documents seized during the FBI’s raid of the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month. Trump’s team has rejected the probe as “misguided”, and earlier this week argued in a court filing that US law grants presidents “extraordinary discretion” to label documents from their administration as presidential or personal. The Justice Department late last week appealed the judge’s order, asking Cannon – a Trump appointee – to partially suspend her own ruling and allow the review of classified documents to proceed pending appeal. “In light of revelations that Mr. Trump’s representatives misled investigators about his continued possession of government property and that material found at his club included dozens of ‘empty folders’ for classified material, I am deeply concerned that sensitive presidential records may remain out of the control and custody of the US Government,” Representative Carolyn Maloney, the chairwoman of the Oversight Committee, wrote in the letter.

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Supreme Court leaves in place ruling requiring former Trump adviser Peter Navarro to turn over presidential email records
1 week, 1 day ago

Supreme Court leaves in place ruling requiring former Trump adviser Peter Navarro to turn over presidential email records

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to wade into Peter Navarro’s yearslong battle with the government over presidential records, brushing aside an appeal from President-elect Donald Trump’s former trade adviser without hearing from the Biden administration in the case. The National Archives and Records Administration has demanded Navarro turn over presidential records he kept on his private email …

Special Counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Donald Trump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Special Counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Donald Trump

The Hindu  

Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge’s decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed. “In ruling otherwise, the district court deviated from binding Supreme Court precedent, misconstrued the statutes that authorized the …

Trump Special Counsel Asks Appeals Court to Revive Records Case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Special Counsel Asks Appeals Court to Revive Records Case

Live Mint  

US prosecutors are seeking to reinstate the criminal case charging Donald Trump with mishandling classified documents and obstruction, arguing a Florida judge was wrong to toss out the indictment this summer. Less than three months before US voters decide if Trump should win a second term as president, Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office on Monday asked an appeals court to …

Why Judge Cannon will be removed from Trump case after 'horrific' ruling: legal expert
5 months ago

Why Judge Cannon will be removed from Trump case after 'horrific' ruling: legal expert

Raw Story  

On Monday, July 15 — the opening day of the 2024 Republican National Convention — the GOP, for the first time in U.S. history, gave its presidential nomination to someone who is facing three criminal indictments: Donald Trump. But Judge Aileen Cannon, earlier in the day, dismissed special counsel Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago documents case against the former president. Trump's legal …

Judge’s order dismissing Trump classified docs case won’t be final word as long court fight awaits
5 months ago

Judge’s order dismissing Trump classified docs case won’t be final word as long court fight awaits

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A judge’s stunning decision to dismiss the classified documents case against Donald Trump brought an abrupt halt to what experts have considered the strongest and most straightforward of the prosecutions of the former president. A spokesman for Smith’s office, in announcing Monday that the Justice Department had authorized an appeal, said the opinion “deviates from the uniform conclusion …

Judge tosses Trump's classified documents case, rules special counsel Jack Smith's appointment ‘unconstitutional’
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge tosses Trump's classified documents case, rules special counsel Jack Smith's appointment ‘unconstitutional’

Hindustan Times  

A US judge dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of mishandling classified information, an extraordinary turn of events nearly two years after FBI agents searched his Florida estate for missing national secrets and as he strives to regain the White House. The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed …

Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Trump classified documents case
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Trump classified documents case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. AP AUDIO: Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports Donald …

Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case
5 months, 1 week ago

Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case

LA Times  

A photo from the indictment against former President Trump shows boxes of records in a storage room at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed …

Judge dismisses Trump classified docs case
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge dismisses Trump classified docs case

NPR  

Judge dismisses Trump classified docs case A federal judge appointed by former President Trump has dismissed the classified documents case against him after finding the prosecutor was unconstitutionally appointed. AILSA CHANG, HOST: A federal judge in Florida today dismissed all charges against former President Trump over his handling of classified documents. JOHNSON: Judge Cannon says the special counsel in this …

Dismissal of Trump classified documents case was the goal of Justice Thomas, other conservatives
5 months, 1 week ago

Dismissal of Trump classified documents case was the goal of Justice Thomas, other conservatives

LA Times  

A Florida federal judge’s dismissal Monday of the criminal case accusing former President Trump of illegally keeping classified documents after leaving office did not come out of nowhere. “There are serious questions whether the Attorney General has violated that structure by creating an office of the Special Counsel that has not been established by law,” Thomas wrote earlier this month …

Judge Cannon poised to reject Trump request to toss evidence: report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge Cannon poised to reject Trump request to toss evidence: report

Raw Story  

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, a Donald Trump appointee, will likely rule against one of the former president's requests, a court watcher predicted. "Judge Cannon appears poised to reject one of Trump's challenges to the validity of the warrant that authorized FBI search of Mar-a-Lago in 2022," Bower wrote on X. Bower said Cannon "grew frustrated" with Trump's attorney …

Trump lawyers in classified docs case ask judge to suppress evidence seized during Mar-a-Lago search
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump lawyers in classified docs case ask judge to suppress evidence seized during Mar-a-Lago search

Associated Press  

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the judge presiding over his classified documents case to prevent prosecutors from using as evidence boxes of records seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate. The arguments marked the conclusion of a three-day hearing in which prosecutors and defense lawyers have sparred over topics ranging from the …

Judge Cannon skeptical over whether to gag Donald Trump in secret documents case: report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge Cannon skeptical over whether to gag Donald Trump in secret documents case: report

Raw Story  

The judge in Donald Trump's secret documents case in Florida reportedly appeared skeptical Monday over possibly gagging the former president. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon held a hearing in her Fort Pierce, Florida, court on whether to restrict the 45th president's speech by asking for more proof from special counsel Jack Smith to show that his rhetoric inspired …

Prosecutors in classified files case to urge judge to bar Trump from inflammatory comments about FBI
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Prosecutors in classified files case to urge judge to bar Trump from inflammatory comments about FBI

The Hindu  

The federal judge presiding over the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump is hearing arguments on June 24 on whether to bar the former President from public comments that prosecutors say could endanger the lives of FBI agents working on the case. Mr. Smith's team objected last month after Mr. Trump claimed that the FBI was prepared to kill him …

Stephen Miller seeks Judge Cannon's OK to intervene in Trump documents gag order dispute
6 months ago

Stephen Miller seeks Judge Cannon's OK to intervene in Trump documents gag order dispute

Raw Story  

The ink has only just dried on U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's rejection of a bid by Republican state attorneys general to intervene against special counsel Jack Smith's request for a gag order on former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case — and now another Trump ally is trying it himself, reported Law & Crime. "America First …

Trump lawyers to make 'sweeping request' to Judge Cannon in sealed hearing: report
6 months ago

Trump lawyers to make 'sweeping request' to Judge Cannon in sealed hearing: report

Raw Story  

When Donald Trump's lawyers appear before Judge Aileen Cannon in a sealed hearing next Tuesday, they will reportedly make a "sweeping request" to have the judge toss out a wide swath of evidence special counsel Jack Smith is prepared to use when the Mar-a-Lago stolen documents case finally goes to trial. According to a report from the Guardian's Hugo Lowell, …

Judge In Trump's Documents Case Rejected Peers' Calls To Step Aside: Report
6 months ago

Judge In Trump's Documents Case Rejected Peers' Calls To Step Aside: Report

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the Donald Trump appointee assigned to his classified documents case, rejected calls from more experienced judges to step aside from the case, The New York Times reported Thursday. Breaking News: Two veteran federal judges in South Florida privately urged Judge Aileen Cannon to step aside from the Donald Trump documents case when …

Cannon's colleagues implored her to give Trump case to more experienced judge: N.Y. Times
6 months ago

Cannon's colleagues implored her to give Trump case to more experienced judge: N.Y. Times

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon brushed aside recommendations to hand off Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case to a more experienced judge when the assignment first landed in her lap. Two more experience colleagues on the federal bench in Florida, including Cecilia M. Altonaga — the chief judge in the Southern District of Florida — urged Cannon to pass on the complicated, …

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case postpones May trial indefinitely
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case postpones May trial indefinitely

LA Times  

Former President Trump, followed by his attorney Todd Blanche, walks to speak to reporters following proceedings in his hush money trial Tuesday in New York. The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Trump has indefinitely postponed a trial that had been set for May 20. The order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon …

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge

NPR  

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial has delayed the start of the case indefinitely. Sponsor Message Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the federal bench when Trump was president, had originally …

Donald Trump classified documents case judge agrees to redact witness names
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump classified documents case judge agrees to redact witness names

India Today  

A US federal judge decided on Tuesday to allow the special counsel prosecuting former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents to shield the identities of possible witnesses in the case for now. US District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to reconsider a prior ruling that prosecutors argued would have revealed the names of certain witnesses who spoke to investigators, …

Cannon rejects Trump's bid to dismiss classified documents charges in new ruling
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cannon rejects Trump's bid to dismiss classified documents charges in new ruling

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump's motion to dismiss his classified documents case based on the Presidential Records Act, according to court records and reports. Cannon ultimately opposed Trump's legal team's argument that he was allowed to store boxes of official documents at his Palm Beach social club Mar-a-Lago, reported MSNBC host Katie Phang. This decision parallels …

Prosecutors in Trump's classified documents case sharply rebuke judge's unusual and 'flawed' order
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors in Trump's classified documents case sharply rebuke judge's unusual and 'flawed' order

The Hindu  

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. chided the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida, warning her off potential jury instructions that they said rest on a “fundamentally flawed legal premise.” In an unusual order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had asked prosecutors and defence lawyers to file proposed jury instructions for most of the charges …

US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases
8 months, 2 weeks ago

US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases

Al Jazeera  

Trump has sought to dismiss cases accusing him of election interference in Georgia and of retaining classified files at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Donald Trump has suffered setbacks in two criminal cases against him, after judges in the United States nixed the former president’s efforts to dismiss charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified …

Judge rules Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case can proceed
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge rules Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case can proceed

NPR  

Judge rules Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case can proceed Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images MIAMI — A federal judge in Florida has denied a motion by former President Donald Trump to dismiss charges against him in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. In their motion, Trump's lawyers asserted that the former president …

Trump judge issues classified documents order that leaves legal experts baffled
9 months ago

Trump judge issues classified documents order that leaves legal experts baffled

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing Donald …

Federal Judge rules Espionage Act clear, shoots down Donald Trump's bid to evade charges
9 months, 1 week ago

Federal Judge rules Espionage Act clear, shoots down Donald Trump's bid to evade charges

Hindustan Times  

The federal judge currently presiding over the case of Donald Trump, accused of retaining classified documents, has outright dismissed all attempts by the defendant's legal team to have the case dismissed on the basis that the underlying law was vague. Donald Trump’s presidential records act defence fails to sway federal judge The defence contended that the Espionage Act, which Trump …

Judge Cannon denies Trump's bid to dismiss Mar-a-Lago indictment
9 months, 1 week ago

Judge Cannon denies Trump's bid to dismiss Mar-a-Lago indictment

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has denied a motion by former President Donald Trump to dismiss many counts of his indictment in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, reported MSNBC's Katie Phang. Cannon, a judge Trump himself appointed who has faced controversy for what many experts have called Trump-favorable rulings on some other issues, had appeared skeptical of this argument at …

Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds
9 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds

Associated Press  

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday rejected one bid by Donald Trump to throw out out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a two-page order saying that though the Trump team had raised “various …

Judge rejects bid by Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds
9 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects bid by Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds

LA Times  

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Donald Trump to throw out his classified documents criminal case and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of …

New filing reveals there are 5K pages of classified docs in Trump's Mar-a-Lago case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

New filing reveals there are 5K pages of classified docs in Trump's Mar-a-Lago case

Raw Story  

Former president Donald Trump may have hoarded more than 5,000 pages of classified documents in Mar-a-Lago, a recent court filing and new report reveal. Judge Aileen Cannon this week issued an order in the Florida federal case against Trump noting that special counsel Jack Smith sought permission to withhold 5,100 pages of classified documents from co-defendants Waltine Nauta and Carlos …

Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity
10 months ago

Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump urged a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents, claiming in part that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution even as that sweeping argument has so far in failed in federal courts in a separate case. In one of a slew of motions attacking the case brought …

Trump asks Judge Cannon to toss classified docs case on presidential immunity grounds
10 months ago

Trump asks Judge Cannon to toss classified docs case on presidential immunity grounds

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Thursday asked Judge Cannon to toss several classified docs counts on presidential immunity grounds, arguing that the former president was cleared by the Presidential Records Act to keep the records. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reported, "Trump's team has just filed a motion to dismiss the classified documents case in Florida, citing, in part, presidential immunity." "In addition to …

Judge Cannon denies Trump's delay demand in classified document case
10 months, 1 week ago

Judge Cannon denies Trump's delay demand in classified document case

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump's demand to delay court proceedings in his classified document case, court records show. The Florida federal judge refused to postpone pretrial deadlines as she, Trump, and special counsel Jack Smith debate about how trial materials should be shared with the public. Cannon hedged her ruling by saying she'll consider filings …

Judge Aileen Cannon Is Quietly Sabotaging the Trump Classified Documents Case
11 months, 1 week ago

Judge Aileen Cannon Is Quietly Sabotaging the Trump Classified Documents Case

Slate  

On Friday, District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a new order in the Donald Trump classified documents case adding to the mountain of evidence that she is firmly in the former president’s pocket. Cannon’s new ruling rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s entirely standard request that she order Trump to state whether he intends to rely on an “advice of counsel” defense …

Opinion: How Judge Aileen Cannon once again ruled in Trump’s favor
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: How Judge Aileen Cannon once again ruled in Trump’s favor

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Thomas G. Moukawsher is a former Connecticut complex litigation judge and a former co-chair of the American Bar Association Committee on Employee Benefits. He is the author of the new book, “The Common Flaw: Needless Complexity in the Courts and 50 Ways to Reduce It.” CNN — Don’t misunderstand Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision Friday to stick to the …

A judge declines for now to push back Trump’s classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines
1 year, 1 month ago

A judge declines for now to push back Trump’s classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial, calling a request by the former president’s defense lawyers to postpone the date “premature.” But she pushed back other deadlines in the case and signaled that she would revisit the trial date later. The federal judge overseeing the Florida classified documents case against …

Judge declines for now to push back Trump’s classified documents trial
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge declines for now to push back Trump’s classified documents trial

LA Times  

Aileen Cannon speaks remotely during her Senate confirmation hearing in 2020 to become a U.S. District Court judge. A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial, calling a request by the former president’s defense lawyers to postpone the date “premature.” But she pushed back other deadlines in the case and signaled that she …

Judge Cannon May Delay Trump's Classified Documents Trial, Set For May
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge Cannon May Delay Trump's Classified Documents Trial, Set For May

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida indicated Wednesday that she may delay the start of the classified documents trial of Donald Trump, pointing to the other criminal cases the former president is facing as well as the mounds of evidence his attorneys need to review. The classified documents case filed by special counsel Jack …

Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

Associated Press  

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida indicated Wednesday that she may delay the start of the classified documents trial of Donald Trump, pointing to the other criminal cases the former president is facing as well as the mounds of evidence his attorneys need to review. Trump’s trial on charges that he hid classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago …

Trump trials update: Donald Trump’s No Good, Very Bad Week
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump trials update: Donald Trump’s No Good, Very Bad Week

Slate  

Keeping up with Trump’s court schedule is a dizzying task, since he faces two federal trials, a criminal trial in Georgia, and two separate civil and criminal trials in New York. Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro took plea deals Two of Trump’s former attorneys accepted plea deals for charges brought by Atlanta-area District Attorney Fani Willis in her 2020 election …

Aileen Cannon chastises Jack Smith for not letting Trump view classified docs in Florida
1 year, 2 months ago

Aileen Cannon chastises Jack Smith for not letting Trump view classified docs in Florida

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon cautioned special counsel Jack Smith because Donald Trump's legal team was not given "timely" access to classified documents in Florida. "The parties are advised that production of classified discovery to defense counsel is deemed timely upon placement in an accredited facility in the Southern District of Florida, not in another federal district," Cannon snapped in …

Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to postpone his classified documents trial until after next year’s presidential election, saying they have not received all the records they need to review to prepare his defense. In a motion filed late Wednesday, Trump’s lawyers urged U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to push back the trial until …

Judge signals December may be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case but doesn’t set a date
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge signals December may be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case but doesn’t set a date

Associated Press  

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal judge signaled Tuesday that December may be too soon to begin former President Donald Trump’s landmark criminal trial concerning the mishandling of classified documents, but did not say whether she would agree to Trump’s request to put the trial off until after the 2024 election. Judge Aileen Cannon said she would issue a written …

Judge hears arguments for the timing of the Trump classified documents trial
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge hears arguments for the timing of the Trump classified documents trial

NPR  

Judge hears arguments for the timing of the Trump classified documents trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Federal district Judge Aileen Cannon did not immediately rule on the start date for the classified documents trial for former President Donald Trump. Trump is accused of keeping classified documents after the former president left …

Spotlight on judge in Trump documents case intensifies following controversial earlier ruling
1 year, 5 months ago

Spotlight on judge in Trump documents case intensifies following controversial earlier ruling

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a more visible role as she weighs competing requests on a trial date and hears arguments this week on a procedural, but potentially crucial, area of the law. A pretrial conference Tuesday to discuss …

Justice Department urges judge to not postpone Trump’s classified documents trial
1 year, 5 months ago

Justice Department urges judge to not postpone Trump’s classified documents trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department urged a judge Thursday to reject Donald Trump’s efforts to postpone his classified documents trial, saying there was no basis for an “open-ended” delay sought by the former president’s lawyers. They did not propose a specific date but said the case concerned novel legal issues, and that proceeding with a trial within six months was …

Justice Department proposes December trial date for Trump in classified documents case
1 year, 5 months ago

Justice Department proposes December trial date for Trump in classified documents case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department asked a judge on Friday night to postpone until December the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump for retaining classified documents. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon earlier this week set an initial trial date of Aug. 14 for Trump, who faces 37 felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and obstructing Justice …

Trump's classified documents case sent to Trump-friendly judge randomly: report
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump's classified documents case sent to Trump-friendly judge randomly: report

Raw Story  

The federal case in which Donald Trump is facing criminal charges for his handling of classified documents was reportedly randomly sent to a Trump-appointed judge who has provided the former president with friendly rulings in the past. "The news of Judge Cannon’s assignment raised eyebrows because of her role in an earlier lawsuit filed by Mr. Trump challenging the F.B.I.’s …

Trump case assigned to judge who faced criticism over her ruling in his favor in Mar-a-Lago search
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump case assigned to judge who faced criticism over her ruling in his favor in Mar-a-Lago search

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The historic federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump has been assigned to a judge he appointed who faced blistering criticism over her decision to grant his request for an independent arbiter to review documents obtained during an FBI search of his Florida estate. A person familiar with the development confirmed Friday that the case …

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