The Latest Breaking News from Aileen Cannon

Jack Smith "embarrasses" Trump lawyers

Smith's response to Trump's delay tactic is "a sign of the prosecution to come,” ex-prosecutor says

Salon · Jul 14, 2023

Justice department says ‘no basis’ to delay Trump’s classified documents trial

Prosecutors urged judge to reject Trump’s request to postpone the trial and set December date

The Guardian - US · Jul 13, 2023

Special counsel trashes Trump’s demand to delay Mar-a-Lago documents trial till after the 2024 election

Special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutors on Thursday trashed former President Donald Trump’s demand to delay his trial until after the election, saying “there is no basis in law” for such a move.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023

Trump aide pleads not guilty in secret documents case

Ex-White House valet Walt Nauta is accused of moving boxes containing classified documents sought by the US government.

Al Jazeera · Jul 6, 2023

Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents investigation

Ex-president’s valet Walt Nauta arraigned in federal district court in Miami on charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice

The Guardian - US · Jul 6, 2023

Special counsel Jack Smith could hit Trump with up to 45 more charges in classified documents case, report says

Special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly ready to drop a hammer blow of up to 45 additional criminal charges on former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case, especially if Trump-friendly Judge Aileen Cannon looks set to thwart the case.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

Some people really are "above the law"

If nobody was truly above the law in America, Donald Trump would not have been rewarded for his lifetime of crimes

Salon · Jun 29, 2023

"Mafia boss" Trump attacks Smith family

Authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat says Trump's attacks "smell of desperation"

Salon · Jun 28, 2023

Trump classified documents trial could be delayed until spring 2024

Tentative trial date in December unlikely to hold due to complex nature of government’s rules for using such secrets in court, legal experts say

The Guardian - US · Jun 28, 2023

Trump aide charged in documents case still lacks Florida lawyer. Arraignment delayed

Walt Nauta, a U.S. Navy veteran who has served as an aide to Donald Trump in the White House and at his Palm Beach estate, was unable to appear in Miami federal court Tuesday for his arraignment in the Trump documents case because his flight from the Northeast was canceled…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 27, 2023