Jun 10 Judge Cannon denies Trump bid to dismiss certain counts, but strikes paragraph from classified documents indictment By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and two of his associates had sought to throw out more than a half-dozen of the 41 counts in the indictment. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 6:34 Where Trump’s classified documents case stands after judge indefinitely postponed start By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan The classified documents case against former President Trump has been officially, and indefinitely, delayed by Judge Aileen Cannon. To many legal observers, this was considered the strongest, clearest-cut case against Trump. But now, a trial that was supposed to start… Continue watching
May 07 Judge postpones Trump’s classified documents trial indefinitely By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had been expected in light of still-unresolved issues in the case and because Trump is currently on trial in a separate case in Manhattan. Continue reading
Mar 14 Trump arrives for classified documents hearing on whether his case can be dismissed By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Terry Spencer, Associated Press The dispute centers on the Trump team's interpretation of the Presidential Records Act, which they say gave him the authority to designate the documents as personal and maintain possession of them after his presidency. Continue reading
Nov 10 Trump’s classified documents trial won’t be delayed but federal judge moves back other deadlines By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is at least a modest victory for special counsel Jack Smith’s team, which had vigorously rejected efforts to push off the trial beyond its scheduled start date of May 20, 2024. Continue reading
Nov 01 Judge indicates she may delay Trump’s classified documents trial By Terry Spencer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon appeared ready to side with former President Donald Trump's attorneys in their request to postpone the trial, saying she “has a hard time seeing how realistically this (current schedule) would work" even as prosecutors pushed… Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump’s pretrial hearing in classified documents case ends with no decision on trial date By Adriana Gomez Licon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press At issue during Tuesday's arguments is a 1980 law known as the Classified Information Procedures Act, a statute that governs how classified information is handled by the parties in a criminal prosecution. Continue reading
Jul 14 Don’t postpone Trump’s classified documents trial, Justice Department urges judge By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors argued there was no basis for an “open-ended” delay sought by the former president’s lawyers. Continue reading