This week, Judge Aileen Cannon slapped down Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to expedite the sharing of classified documents.
On Monday, Jack Smith requested a classified protective order before the hearing scheduled for this week in the case involving classified documents, stating the aim was to “avoid further delay.”
Prosecutors under Jack Smith’s authority urged the court to restrict Trump’s access to classified materials linked to the case.
However, Judge Cannon, who was appointed by Trump, dismissed Jack Smith’s motion without prejudice.
The New York Post reported:
A federal judge handed a defeat to prosecutors who indicted former President Donald Trump over his alleged mishandling of classified documents, denying a request Tuesday to speed up the sharing of evidence with the defense.
Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed without prejudice special counsel Jack Smith’s motion to compel a response from Trump’s legal team about a protective order for disclosing classified evidence in the case, court filings show, with the jurist citing a “lack of meaningful conferral” between the two sides.
Prosecutors Jay Bratt, David Harbach and Julie Edelstein appeared in the courtroom opposite Trump attorneys Christopher Kise, Todd Blanche and Stanley Woodward, who is representing the former president’s valet Walt Nauta.
As previously reported, Special Counsel Jack Smith brought forth 37 federal indictments against Trump in Miami.
The charges against Trump encompassed 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information and 6 additional process crimes, which were based on his discussions with his lawyer.
Walt Nauta, a Mar-a-Lago aide, was indicted as a co-conspirator alongside President Trump.
Judge Cannon initially scheduled the trial for August 14, but Trump’s legal team requested an indefinite postponement of the trial.
On Thursday, lawyers for Biden’s DOJ filed a motion opposing Trump’s request and urged the Judge to proceed with jury selection on December 11, 2023.
