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Trump Has a Trial Date in Classified Documents Case

Judge sets trial for May 2024

(Newser) - A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents, reports the AP . The May 20, 2024, trial date, set Friday by US District Judge Aileen Cannon, is a compromise between...

Judge Signals Trump Trial Won't Start in December

But does not indicate when classified documents trial might begin

(Newser) - A federal judge signaled Tuesday that December may be too soon to begin former President Trump's landmark criminal trial concerning the mishandling of classified documents, but did not say whether she would agree to Trump's request to put the trial off until after the 2024 election , the AP...

'Nearly Impossible' to Prep for a December Trial: Trump Team

Attorneys file to have trial for classified documents case pushed until after 2024 election

(Newser) - Donald Trump once argued that he couldn't be investigated while he was still president for crimes he may have committed. Now, the former commander in chief has tweaked that murky policy to include not being tried for crimes while he's running for president, asking for a delay of...

Trump Valet Walt Nauta Pleads Not Guilty

Assistant is accused of moving boxes of classified documents

(Newser) - Former President Trump's valet, Walt Nauta, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he helped Trump hide classified documents from federal authorities, appearing with a new Florida-based lawyer to represent him as the case moves forward. Nauta was charged alongside Trump in June in a 38-count indictment alleging the...

Trump Parlayed Indictments Into Campaign Cash Cow

Fundraising committee's haul almost doubled in second quarter

(Newser) - Former President Trump's legal troubles appear to have been a big boost for his campaign finances, according to the Republican frontrunner's joint fundraising committee. A campaign official tells Politico that the committee raised more than $35 million during the second quarter of this year, almost double what it...

Ex-WH Press Chief: I Saw Trump Show Classified Docs on Patio

Stephanie Grisham says former president 'has no respect for classified information'

(Newser) - Asked whether it's "plausible [Donald] Trump was showing classified documents to people in private meetings," former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham pulled no punches on what she witnessed while working for the Trump administration. "The short answer is yes," Grisham replied in a Saturday...

DOJ, DNI Weigh In on Trump's Declassification Claim

Agencies say there's no record that ex-president had 'standing order' to declassify Mar-a-Lago docs

(Newser) - Former President Trump's claim that he had a "standing order" to declassify documents taken from the White House to Mar-a-Lago has long been debunked as "dubious" and called "total nonsense" by Trump White House officials. Now, another blow to Trump's story: the Week reports that...

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...

After Fox Grills Trump, Hume Calls It &#39;Incoherent&#39;
Trump Offers
New Defense
on Classified
Documents
the rundown
Jun 20, 2023 6:34 AM CDT

Trump Offers New Defense on Classified Documents

He tells Fox he was too busy to sort them, and they contained personal items such as golf shirts

(Newser) - Former President Trump gave his first interview since being indicted over classified documents , and it proved to be a contentious one at times with Fox News' Bret Baier. Trump reiterated that he had "zero" concern about the legal case, asserting again that he had the right under the Presidential...

Trump Ordered to Not Make Evidence in Case Public

Former president can't see documents without a lawyer, judge says

(Newser) - A court order issued Monday places restrictions on Donald Trump's interactions with evidence, including classified documents, that federal prosecutors will show him in the course of prosecuting the former president. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart prohibited Trump from disclosing or keeping the evidence, CNBC reports. The former president may only...

Barr on 'Fundamentally Flawed' Trump: Prison Is a Bad Idea

Chris Christie and ex-DOD chief Mark Esper also laid into former president on Sunday news shows

(Newser) - A trio of past allies and members of former President Trump's Cabinet showed up on the Sunday news programs, and it wasn't to sing his praises. First up: erstwhile Attorney General Bill Barr, who the New York Times notes used "extraordinary language" to describe his ex-boss during...

Special Counsel in Mar-a-Lago Case Makes a 'Muzzle' Move

Jack Smith has filed request to keep former president from disclosing evidence to public

(Newser) - Donald Trump isn't known for being the most reticent person, which may have prompted the latest move from the special counsel in the Mar-a-Lago indictment case . ABC News reports that on Friday, Jack Smith filed a request for a protective order with federal Judge Aileen Cannon that would keep...

One of Judge's Cases Could Be Relevant in Trump Trial

Aileen Cannon is overseeing a complex health care fraud prosecution

(Newser) - The cases US District Judge Aileen Cannon typically has handled have concerned "reentry of deported aliens," almost all of which were resolved by plea deals and brought sentences up to 1½ years in prison. They would seem to not be much preparation for presiding over the first federal...

Report: Trump Ignored Lawyers Who Sought 'Exit Ramps'

But he was all ears when he was told he should fight federal investigation, insiders say

(Newser) - The road to Donald Trump's federal indictment was littered with rejected advice from lawyers and aides, the Washington Post reports, citing multiple Trump aides and other insiders. The sources say the former president stubbornly turned down numerous chances to avoid criminal charges, starting when the National Archives first asked...

After Arraignment, Trump Made a 'Strategic Detour'

He greeted supporters at Cuban restaurant in Miami

(Newser) - "Thank you Miami. Such a warm welcome on such a SAD DAY for our Country," former President Trump said on Truth Social after his Tuesday arraignment at a federal court, where pro and anti-Trump protesters gathered outside. After his not-guilty plea was entered, Trump flew to New Jersey...

Trump Hearing Was Over in Less Than an Hour

Judge orders former president not to discuss case with witnesses, co-defendant

(Newser) - Donald Trump, the first former president ever to appear as a defendant in a federal courtroom, entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday in a hearing that lasted under an hour. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman did not place any travel restrictions on Trump and his co-defendant in the classified records...

Trump Arrives at Miami Courthouse to Enter Plea
Trump Enters
Not Guilty Plea
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Jun 13, 2023 2:31 PM CDT

Trump Enters Not Guilty Plea

Former president was arraigned over classified documents

(Newser) - This story has been updated with new developments. Donald Trump arrived at a courthouse in Miami on Tuesday for his unprecedented arraignment . The former president—the first former or current president to be indicted on federal charges—entered a plea of not guilty to all 37 charges via one of...

For Trump on Tuesday: Fingerprints, No Mugshot

Former president will arrive at Miami courthouse around 3pm

(Newser) - It's arraignment day in Miami, with former President Trump making a court appearance Tuesday afternoon in regard to the alleged mishandling of classified documents . The AP and others are tracking developments:
  • No mugshot: Trump will be digitally fingerprinted and have his birthdate and Social Security number taken as part
...

Florida Lawyers Reject Trump Case
Florida Lawyers
Reject Trump Case
Jun 13, 2023 6:49 AM CDT

Florida Lawyers Reject Trump Case

Multiple attorneys decline to join former president's legal team ahead of arraignment

(Newser) - A day before his arraignment in Miami federal court, former President Trump spent his Monday afternoon scrambling to find a Florida lawyer to join his legal team. Two lawyers on Trump's defense team, Jim Trusty and John Rowley, resigned suddenly after his indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents...

Trump Threatens Bidens With Special Prosecutor

Former president arrives in Florida for court appearance

(Newser) - Ahead of his appearance in court on Tuesday, Donald Trump on Monday threatened the current president with using the federal government "to go after" him and his family. Trump announced his plans, if again elected president, in an all-caps post on Truth Social, the Hill reports, writing: "I...

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