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 newest fallout from the Supreme Court docket’s presidential immunity determination 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 best, 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 transient is now due on July 18, and a reply from Trump’s crew 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 may be no trial date in sight within the categorised paperwork case. Trump has pleaded not responsible to all expenses.
The most recent growth comes after Trump’s attorneys on Friday requested Cannon to pause court docket proceedings and think about how the Supreme Court docket’s ruling impacts the case. Trump’s crew in February had additionally filed a movement to dismiss the indictment on immunity grounds.
Saturday’s order additionally makes Trump’s crew busier — not less than within the quick time period — because it makes an attempt to reduce or outright dismiss two of the three different felony circumstances pending towards him.
By way of an order earlier this week, Decide Juan Merchan, who presided over Trump’s felony hush cash trial earlier this yr, 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 transient, which is predicted to give attention to proof involving his official acts admitted throughout the trial to show his information and intent, is due on July 11. Manhattan District Lawyer Alvin Bragg’s response is due on July 24.
