Trump Classified Documents

• Donald Trump scores another legal victory as classified docs case tossed

  A Florida-based Trump-appointed Judge ruled that Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the prosecution, was unlawfully appointed to his role.

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  Jul 15, 2024
  
• Trump classified documents trial set for May start now postponed indefinitely

  The judge's order 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.

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  May 7, 2024
  
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• Trump suffers twin defeats in efforts to dismiss Georgia, classified docs cases

  A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, rejecting a defense argument that the case should be tossed.

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  Apr 4, 2024
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• Trump classified docs trial date expected to move. Here’s what each side wants

  The dueling proposals were submitted ahead of a pivotal hearing in Florida at which the judge in the case is expected to move the trial date from its original May 20 timeline.

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  Feb 29, 2024
• Judge declines Trump classified docs trial delay, but could revisit later

  The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon means that the trial, for now at least, remains scheduled to begin on May 20, 2024.

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  Nov 10, 2023
• Trump faces additional charges in classified docs case, 3rd defendant added

  The updated indictment alleges Trump and his aides asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Mar-a-Lago estate in an effort to obstruct the investigation.

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  Jul 27, 2023
• Trump classified documents trial set for May 2024

  The date is a compromise between prosecutors' request for a trial this December and defense lawyers who sought to put it off until after the 2024 presidential election.

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  Jul 21, 2023
• Judge in Trump classified docs case signals December trial may be too soon

  Judge Aileen Cannon said she would issue a written order "promptly" after a nearly two-hour court hearing where lawyers for Trump pressed for an indefinite delay of the trial date.

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  Jul 18, 2023
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• Donald Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents case

  The charges stem from a U.S. Justice Department special counsel investigation into whether Trump withheld classified documents and obstructed efforts to retrieve them.

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  Jun 8, 2023
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• Decision on 2nd Trump indictment looms as classified docs case intensifies

  In the last week, Trump's lawyers have met with Justice Department officials to argue against an indictment and the existence of a second grand jury in Florida was unveiled.

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  Jun 7, 2023