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Smith Asks Court to Reverse Ruling in Trump Docs Case

He says Cannon's ruling last month went against decades of precedent

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal appeals court to reverse Judge Aileen Cannon's decision last month to dismiss the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against Donald Trump. In a brief filed Monday—a day before the deadline—Smith argued that Cannon ignored decades of precedent when she threw...

Hunter Biden: With Trump Case Tossed, Mine Should Be, Too
Judge Declines to Toss
Hunter Biden Tax Case
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Judge Declines to Toss Hunter Biden Tax Case

President's son tried to use tossing of Trump's case as justification, to no avail

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday denied Hunter Biden's attempt to have his tax case tossed, meaning his trial is still planned for next month in California. Biden had argued that since a separate prosecution of Donald Trump was dismissed based on the unconstitutional appointment of the special counsel in...

Smith Files Notice to Appeal Trump Documents Ruling

Aileen Cannon threw out the indictment on Monday

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith made his decision to appeal the dismissal of the classified documents case against Donald Trump official on Wednesday, filing notice with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. US District Judge Aileen Cannon threw out the indictment against Trump and two co-defendants on Monday in...

Judge Dismisses Documents Case Against Trump
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Judge Dismisses Documents Case Against Trump

Special counsel promises appeal after Aileen Cannon gives former president a huge victory

(Newser) - Donald Trump has just scored another huge legal victory. A federal judge on Monday dismissed the case against him that he illegally kept classified documents upon leaving the White House, reports Politico . In what the New York Times describes as a "stunning" decision, Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that special...

Judge Gives Trump More Time for Immunity Argument

There's still no suggestion of when the classified documents trial might begin

(Newser) - With the Supreme Court having ruled on the matter, US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Saturday put off several deadlines in the classified documents case against Donald Trump to allow time for responses to the decision on presidential immunity. Defense lawyers had asked her Friday to let them make more...

Judge to Reconsider Issues in Trump Documents Case

Judge will take up matters involving attorney-client privilege, search of Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - The federal judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump said Thursday she'll revisit a past court victory for the prosecution in a hearing, a move that at a minimum will further delay the start of trial . US District Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling says she'll reconsider...

Cannon Rejected Entreaties by Colleagues to Skip Trump Case

Chief judge suggested rulings before the indictment made for a bad look

(Newser) - US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who's presiding over Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida, has few restraints on her. As a judge nominated by the president—who's the defendant—and confirmed by the Senate, she enjoys the independence of life tenure despite having little trial experience....

Jack Smith's Team Makes New Request in Mar-a-Lago Case

Prosecutors want Trump barred from making remarks that could endanger law enforcement

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that "pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents" participating in the prosecution. The request to US District Judge Aileen Cannon follows a...

Trump Documents Trial Postponed Indefinitely

Judge Aileen Cannon scraps May 20 start date

(Newser) - Donald Trump's federal classified documents case has been postponed indefinitely, meaning it is unlikely to conclude before the November election. In a court order Tuesday, US District Judge Aileen Cannon canceled the trial's May 20 start date and did not set a new one. Cannon, a Trump appointee,...

Judge Denies Trump Bid to Toss Documents Case

Federal judge Aileen Cannon rejects argument he was within his rights to keep them

(Newser) - A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, turning aside defense arguments that a decades-old law permitted the former president to retain the records after he left office, per the AP . Lawyers for Trump, in asking for the case to be tossed out,...

Jack Smith Fires Off Warning to Judge in Trump Docs Case

Special counsel hits at 'fundamentally flawed' jury instructions, threatens oversight

(Newser) - After toying with the idea that the classified documents allegedly taken and concealed by President Trump might've been his personal records, US District Judge Aileen Cannon has received an unusual "direct challenge" from special counsel Jack Smith, the Washington Post reports. Indeed, in Tuesday's filing , Smith makes...

Judge Ponders Delay of Trump Documents Trial

Judge Aileen Cannon to set new schedule, which could push trial until after 2024 election

(Newser) - A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday raised the possibility of delaying former President Trump's classified documents trial until after the 2024 presidential election, when Trump might be able to escape the charges altogether. US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon initially set a trial date of May 20 , but...

Mar-a-Lago's Ex-IT Chief Will Testify Against Trump: Report

Yuscil Taveras reportedly signs deal to avoid prosecution in classified documents case

(Newser) - A former attorney for the Mar-a-Lago ex-employee who flipped against his onetime boss , former President Trump, has revealed more about what allegedly went down. The former head of IT at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, identified by media outlets as Yuscil Taveras, has agreed to testify as a witness for the...

Special Counsel: August Is Too Early for Trump Trial

Jack Smith files motion to push start date till December, to allow both sides adequate prep

(Newser) - An Aug. 14 date set by US District Judge Aileen Cannon for the beginning of former President Donald Trump's trial in his classified documents case is already being challenged. On Friday, special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion requesting that the trial be delayed until Dec. 11, noting the...

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