Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the primary presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024.
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U.S. District Decide Aileen Cannon on Saturday granted former President Donald Trump’s request for additional briefing on the problem of presidential immunity within the Mar-a-Lago categorised paperwork case and delayed sure deadlines.
Cannon’s order marks the most recent fallout from the Supreme Court docket’s presidential immunity resolution on Monday, which dominated that Trump has immunity from prosecution for some conduct as president within the federal election interference case.
Within the order, Cannon afforded particular counsel Jack Smith the precise, however not the duty, to file a submission on using categorised data at trial. On the identical time, she paused two upcoming deadlines for Trump and his co-defendants.
Smith’s temporary is now due on July 18, and a reply from Trump’s staff is due on July 21.
Neither Trump’s legal professionals nor the Division of Justice instantly responded to a request for remark Saturday afternoon.
There’s no trial date in sight within the categorised paperwork case. Trump has pleaded not responsible to all costs.
The most recent improvement comes after Trump’s attorneys on Friday requested Cannon to pause courtroom proceedings and take into account how the Supreme Court docket’s ruling impacts the case. Trump’s staff in February had additionally filed a movement to dismiss the indictment on immunity grounds.
Saturday’s order additionally makes Trump’s staff busier — at the least within the brief time period — because it makes an attempt to reduce or outright dismiss two of the three different felony instances pending towards him.
By an order earlier this week, Decide Juan Merchan, who presided over Trump’s felony hush cash trial earlier this 12 months, stayed Trump’s July 11 sentencing listening to to permit for briefing on Trump’s movement to put aside the decision in that trial.
Trump’s temporary, which is predicted to give attention to proof involving his official acts admitted through the trial to show his information and intent, is due on July 11. Manhattan District Legal professional Alvin Bragg’s response is due on July 24.
