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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,429 posts)
Wed Feb 28, 2024, 09:30 PM Feb 2024

Aileen Cannon Grants Jack Smith's Request

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case has granted a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith to deny the former president's co-defendants access to the sensitive materials they are accused of concealing at Mar-a-Lago.

The Context

Trump has pleaded not guilty to 40 federal charges over allegations he illegally retained classified and top secret documents when he left office in January 2021, and then obstructed the federal attempt to retrieve them.

Trump's co-defendants in the federal case, aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago maintenance worker Carlos De Oliveira are also accused of moving boxes of sensitive materials around Trump's Florida home to prevent federal agents from finding them, and conspiring to delete security footage at Mar-a-Lago which had been sought under subpoena.

Nauta and De Oliveira have pleaded not guilty to all federal charges against them, including conspiracy to obstruct justice.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/aileen-cannon-grants-jack-smith-s-request/ar-BB1j1FNE

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Aileen Cannon Grants Jack Smith's Request (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2024 OP
Well that's a surprise. calimary Feb 2024 #1
The next move that Aileen will make gab13by13 Feb 2024 #2

calimary

(90,796 posts)
1. Well that's a surprise.
Wed Feb 28, 2024, 09:32 PM
Feb 2024

I thought Aileen Cannon was always gonna rule whichever way she believes the donald wants her to. This time, maybe not?

gab13by13

(32,774 posts)
2. The next move that Aileen will make
Wed Feb 28, 2024, 09:35 PM
Feb 2024

is to stay her trial until the Supreme Court decides the immunity appeal. I don't even have to predict that, it's a lock.

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