Jack Smith pushed back on Judge Aileen Cannonā€™s interpretations of federal laws for draft jury instructions in Trumpā€™s classified documents case.

In a scathing filing, the special counsel pushed back on Judge Aileen Cannonā€™s interpretations of laws that could define the case against Trump

Special CounselĀ Jack SmithĀ went toe-to-toe with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon over her requests for jury instructions inĀ Donald Trumpā€™sĀ classified documents case.

In aĀ scathing filingĀ submitted Tuesday, Smith accused Cannon of operating on an ā€œunstated and fundamentally flawed legal premiseā€ when she requested that the parties in the case draft different versions of their proposed jury instructions based on their competing interpretations of laws governing classified materials and presidential records.

Trump has argued that his retention of classified documents after his ouster from the White House was perfectly legal. Claiming that he both unilaterallyĀ telepathically declassifiedĀ the documents, and that they were simply personal records he was already authorized to take. The former presidentā€™s trial on 40 charges related to his alleged mishandling of the documents is scheduled to begin in May, but willĀ likely be delayed.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10Ā·
    9 months ago

    Sheā€™ll just get a commentator gig on NewsMax, which will likely pay a lot more. Or, she could go to Fox, but would probably have to bleach her hair first.

    • stoly@lemmy.world
      6Ā·
      9 months ago

      Sure, but she wonā€™t be an attorney or judge, which is the good thing. NewsMax is a bubble that we can ignore.