The federal judge gave Donald Trump a deadline to reveal which classified documents he plans to use in his defense.
Judge Aileen Cannon's latest order in Donald Trump's classified documents case may be a disappointment to Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith.Cannon is the federal judge overseeing the trial in Smith's case charging the former president with mishandling classified documents taken to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. On Wednesday, she issued a paperless order with a deadline for Trump to reveal which of the files he plans to use in his defense.
'CIPA refers to the 1980 Classified Information Procedures Act, which covers the discoverability and use of classified information in criminal trials.A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment on Cannon's order when reached by Newsweek by email.Critics have accused Trump of trying to push back the start of his two federal trials until after November's election. If he is reelected, he could order federal charges against him dropped.
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