Tag: Smith, Jack (Attorney)

Trump’s Jan. 6 Case Could Go On Even if Court Limits Use of Obstruction Law

Even though Donald J. Trump was never mentioned during the Supreme Court’s hearing on Tuesday about a federal obstruction statute used against hundreds of his supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the former president loomed large over the proceeding. That is because Mr. Trump has been charged under the law in question […]

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Judge Blocks Trump’s Lawyers From Naming Witnesses in Documents Case

Granting a request by federal prosecutors, the judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case ordered his lawyers on Tuesday to redact the names of about two dozen government witnesses from a public version of one of their court filings to protect them against potential threats or harassment. In a 24-page ruling, the […]

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Judge Rejects Trump Dismissal Effort in Classified Documents Case

A federal judge on Thursday rejected for now one of former President Donald J. Trump’s central efforts to dismiss charges that he had mishandled classified documents after leaving office. The judge, Aileen M. Cannon, ruled that Mr. Trump could not escape prosecution by arguing that he had converted the highly sensitive records he took from […]

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Prosecutors Want Judge to Act on Key Claim in Trump Documents Case

In an open display of frustration, federal prosecutors on Tuesday night told the judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case that a “fundamentally flawed” order she had issued was causing delays and asked her to quickly resolve a critical dispute about one of Mr. Trump’s defenses — leaving them time to appeal […]

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