Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Friday to stay the trial of former President Donald Trump on charges related to alleged handling of classified documents.
Smith has filed a motion with U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon, seeking to postpone the trial to December instead of the scheduled Aug. 14 trial date, ABC News reported. report. Smith’s filing cites the need to allow enough time for Trump’s attorneys to obtain classified clearance to view the materials. (Related article: Rubio: Worse ‘divisive and harmful’ indictment for country than Trump for keeping classified documents ‘in cardboard boxes’)
Just in: Special Counsel Jack Smith questioned the judge overseeing the former president. Trump’s classified documents lawsuit has been delayed until December. https://t.co/jgrdhTtd2j
— ABC News (@ABC) June 24, 2023
After a special counsel secured grand jury indictments on 37 counts, including espionage law violations, and the seal was lifted on June 9, President Trump was found not guilty of all counts in an arraignment on June 13. ” was the answer. President Trump claimed the documents were declassified. Before indictment.
Smith also filed a motion asking Trump and Walt Nauta to keep secret the names of witnesses who will be ordered not to discuss the trial, according to ABC News.
Appointed to federal court by President Trump in May 2020, Cannon will reportedly preside over a criminal case filed against Trump over his handling of classified documents. Cannon previously ordered the appointment of a special master to review documents seized during the Aug. 8 raid in Mar-a-Lago, Fla., owned by Trump, a ruling that was later overturned on appeal. rice field.
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