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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Terry Spencer and Eric Tucker

Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A judge on Thursday scolded federal prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump as she abruptly postponed a hearing to determine if the lawyer for a co-defendant had a conflict of interest.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon accused prosecutors of “wasting the court's time” by raising new arguments that they had not made in earlier court filings. She said she would set a hearing for a later date for Walt Nauta, a Trump valet charged with conspiring with Trump to conceal classified documents from investigators.

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