Judge indefinitely postpones Trump’s trial date in Mar-A-Lago classified documents case
A federal judge has indefinitely delayed the trial date in the special counsel case against Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents.
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Judge Pushes Back Critical Filing Deadline in Trump Documents Case
Reversing one of her own decisions, the federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case granted his request on Monday to postpone the deadline for a crucial court filing in the criminal proceeding, increasing the chance that any trial would be pushed past the November election.
Trump Was Warned to Return Records to Archives, Unsealed Documents Say
In late November 2021, as officials at the National Archives were trying to persuade former President Donald J. Trump to return a trove of records he had taken from the White House when he left office, one of Mr. Trump’s associates advised him in the sharpest terms possible to give the materials back, newly unsealed documents show.
Judge in Documents Case Rejects Dismissal Motions by Trump Co-Defendants
The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case on Thursday denied initial attempts by Mr. Trump’s two co-defendants to have the charges against them dismissed.
Trump Co-Defendants Argue for Dismissal of Charges in Documents Case
Lawyers for co-defendants of former President Donald J. Trump argued in federal court in Florida on Friday to dismiss charges of aiding in the obstruction of efforts to recover classified documents.
Judge in Trump classified docs case grants Jack Smith request to redact witness names
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Tuesday relented to special counsel Jack Smith in a long-running dispute over the names of government witnesses in the classified documents case against former President Trump, agreeing to shield their identities from the public eye.
Judge Rejects Trump Dismissal Effort in Classified Documents Case
A federal judge on Thursday rejected for now one of former President Donald J. Trump’s central efforts to dismiss charges that he had mishandled classified documents after leaving office.