The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump is hearing arguments Friday on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown out on grounds that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed.
FILE - A police officer stands beside an entrance to the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse, Aug. 15, 2023, in Fort Pierce, Fla. The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump is hearing arguments Friday, June 21, 2024, on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown out based on the claim that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed.
Smith's team has said Garland was fully empowered as the head of the Justice Department to make the appointment and to delegate prosecutorial decisions to him. Prosecutors also note that courts have upheld prior appointments of special counsels, includingthat prosecutors have requested to bar Trump from comments they fear could endanger the safety of FBI agents and other law enforcement officials involved in the case.
Another issue set to be discussed next week is a defense request to exclude from the case evidence seized by the FBI during the Mar-a-Lago search, and to dismiss the indictment because of evidence it includes that came from former members of Trump's defense team.
Politics Donald Trump Aileen Cannon
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Motion after motion puts Trump Florida case in slow motion as 3-day hearing beginsThe federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump is hearing arguments Friday on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown out on grounds that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed.
Read more »
Florida judge rejects request to restrict Trump’s speech on FBI, says motion was faultyThe judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case said special counsel Jack Smith made the request without giving defense lawyers time to respond.
Read more »
Melania Trump's Silence on Husband's Verdict Raises EyebrowsTrump's sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. both criticized the verdict on Thursday.
Read more »
Donald Trump Calls Latest Jack Smith Motion 'Extremely Problematic'Trump's attorneys are seeking sanctions against federal prosecutors in the former president's classified documents case.
Read more »
Judge rejects request to restrict Trump’s speech on FBI, says motion was faultyThe judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case said special counsel Jack Smith made the request without giving defense lawyers time to respond.
Read more »
Special counsel Jack Smith files motion in Trump classified documents caseMegan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.
Read more »