Former President Donald Trump and his legal team have just been given some wonderful news from the judge overseeing the classified documents case. Now, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has granted an extension in the case due to the overwhelming amount of evidence presented by prosecutors.
Biden Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith filed charges against former President Donald Trump for multiple felonies involving improperly taken documents from the White House that contained classified information and other national security secrets. However, Trump maintains his innocence and insists that all records held at Mar-a-Lago were declassified by him under the Presidential Records Act.
Smith argues otherwise and claims that a violation of the 1917 Espionage Act occurred, which is typically reserved for individuals who share state secrets with foreign nations.
During the court hearing on November 1, Judge Cannon expressed her concern over how attorneys representing Trump would possibly process 1.3 million documents as well as thousands of hours of security footage in time for the scheduled May 20th 2024 trial date set forth by prosecutors.
In response to these remarks, Smith argued that Trump intends on delaying the trial until after November 2024 election in order to avoid judgment before then however, this argument did not sit well with Judge Cannon who believes it undermines his right to a fair trail moving forward.
Two associates of former President Donald Trump–Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira–have also pleaded not guilty in this ongoing case and await further news from Judge Cannon’s decision which she plans on making in the coming days soon enough. They are accused of mishandling classified documents at Mar-a-Lago which allegedly contained national security secrets without authorization from President Trump or anyone else at the White House.
Jack Smith has already suffered several setbacks during preliminary hearings leaving court observers to believe former President Donald Trump stands a reasonable chance at having his entire case dismissed altogether.
