Decide Aileen Cannon grants Trump deadline request in paperwork case
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the primary presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024.
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U.S. District Decide Aileen Cannon on Saturday granted former President Donald Trump’s request for further briefing on the problem of presidential immunity within the Mar-a-Lago categorized paperwork case and delayed sure deadlines.
Cannon’s order marks the newest fallout from the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision on Monday, which dominated that Trump has immunity from prosecution for some conduct as president within the federal election interference case.
Within the order, Cannon afforded particular counsel Jack Smith the precise, however not the duty, to file a submission on the usage of categorized data at trial. On the identical time, she paused two upcoming deadlines for Trump and his co-defendants.
Smith’s transient is now due on July 18, and a reply from Trump’s staff is due on July 21.
Neither Trump’s attorneys nor the Division of Justice instantly responded to a request for remark Saturday afternoon.
There’s no trial date in sight within the categorized paperwork case. Trump has pleaded not responsible to all fees.
The most recent improvement comes after Trump’s attorneys on Friday requested Cannon to pause court docket proceedings and contemplate how the Supreme Courtroom’s ruling impacts the case. Trump’s staff in February had additionally filed a movement to dismiss the indictment on immunity grounds.
Saturday’s order additionally makes Trump’s staff busier — at the least within the quick time period — because it makes an attempt to reduce or outright dismiss two of the three different felony instances pending in opposition to him.
By an order earlier this week, Decide Juan Merchan, who presided over Trump’s felony hush cash trial earlier this 12 months, stayed Trump’s July 11 sentencing listening to to permit for briefing on Trump’s movement to put aside the decision in that trial.
Trump’s transient, which is predicted to concentrate on proof involving his official acts admitted in the course of the trial to show his information and intent, is due on July 11. Manhattan District Legal professional Alvin Bragg’s response is due on July 24.
