At the outset, Judge Cannon stated the Special Counsel’s new proposed trial schedule (May 20 trial date will be vacated) leading to trial date of July 8 is “unrealistic” given at least 13 outstanding motions and intense CIPA litigation (special guidance on the handling/access to…
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 1, 2024
Much of the debate centered around the definition of the scope of the prosecution team. In January, Trump filed a lengthy motion detailing numerous government agencies including the Biden White House involved in the investigation and prosecution of the classified docs case. Agencies include NARA, DOJ, FBI HQ, the intelligence community, DOD, DOE and the other usual suspects. Contrary to public assertions and Jack Smith’s indictment, it appears NARA and DOJ and even the Biden White House general counsel were in cahoots as early as spring 2021 to concoct a documents charge against Trump. DOJ says FBI opened an investigation into mishandling of classified docs in March 2022 after NARA sent a criminal referral following the alleged discovery of files with “classified markings” in the 15 boxes Team Trump gave to NARA in Jan 2022. But the defense team has evidence–including emails and other records–to dispute that so they want an evidentiary hearing on the full scope of the prosecution team to determine which federal agencies or officials must meet Jencks, Giglio, and Brady discovery obligations. – Julie Kelly
The afternoon session should also be contentious as both sides argue about redactions and unsealing of evidence. Cannon repeatedly reminds DOJ about the need to make as much information accessible to the public and on several occasions has unsealed filings that Jack Smith wanted…
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 1, 2024
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