Judge Aileen Cannon, Rejects Trump’s latest attempt to Delay Pretrial Deadlines in the Florida Classified Documents Case, of February 22nd.
However, She left a narrow window Open, for Late-filed Matters. She will consider Late-Filed Matters, if Trump can show they “justify additional pre-trial briefing.”
“The deadline to file pre-trial motions (as distinct from motions in limine seeking the exclusion of specific evidence/arguments from being presented during trial) remains February 22, 2024,” the Docket reads.
“However, to the extent the Court’s resolution of the pending Motions to Compel Discovery 262 yields a specified need of any party to supplement previously filed pre-trial motions and/or to file evidentiary motions that could not reasonably have been filed by February 22, 2024, the Court will consider such arguments as appropriate, but only upon a particularized and timely showing that events post-dating February 22, 2024, clearly justify additional pre-trial briefing.”
The Refusal to accommodate further Delays in the Classified Documents Case, comes amidst Trump’s Legal Team’s persistent efforts to push back against the Clock.
The Legal Team had sought an Extension of Deadlines to File Evidentiary Motions, pending Cannon’s Decision on Motions to compel Discovery. But with Cannon’s Firm position, the Team, including Trump and His Co-Defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, must adhere to the February Deadline, unless future Developments warrant additional Briefing.
Trump is confronted with 40 Felony Charges in the Case:
- 32 Counts for Breaching the Espionage Act by Unlawfully Retaining at least 102 Classified Documents.
- Six Charges for Obstruction.
- Two for providing False Information about His Possession of the documents.
Additionally, Two of His Associates are implicated in the Case, longtime aide Walt Nauta, facing Six Felonies, and Mar-a-Lago Employee Carlos De Oliveira, who is Charged with Four Felonies. All Three individuals, tried to Erase Security Footage, following a Request from Federal Officials, as per a Superseding Indictment issued in July 2023.
Part of the Espionage Act, section “e” of 18 U.S.C. §§ 793 carries a Fine and/or up to 10 years in Prison, and prohibits “willfully retain[ing]” National Defense Information and “fail[ing] to deliver it to the officer or employee of the United States entitled to receive it,”.
Under §§ 1512 that were added on, similarly concern Anyone who “cause[s] or induce[s]” anyone to “alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object with intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding,” and Anyone who “corruptly” does so or otherwise “obstructs” an Official Proceeding.
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