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Case assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon, controversial choice for Trump
The judge assigned to the former president’s federal criminal case is a Trump appointee who sparked controversy over her involvement in a previous case related to the classified documents scandal.
Judge Aileen Cannon last year temporarily blocked the Justice Department from reviewing the documents seized in the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid and granted Trump’s request that a special master examine the documents .
Aileen M. Cannon, United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida
Courtesy: United States Courts
Some lawyers prevented to Cannon’s rulings in that case. A federal appeals court overthrown her order to appoint a special master, ending the review.
The New York Times reported that Cannon was arbitrarily assigned Trump’s criminal case, as is customary. But Cannon has already faced calls to withdraw.
—Kevin Breuninger
Magistrate judge bans recording in Trump courtroom
The Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Federal Courthouse where Taylor Budowich, a former spokesman for former US President Donald Trump, appeared before a grand jury on June 7, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
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The federal magistrate judge overseeing Trump’s indictment has banned any photos or videos from being taken in the courtroom or exterior corridor ahead of the former president’s appearance.
A coalition of more than a dozen local and national media outlets, including NBC Universal, had asked Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on Monday to allow “a limited number of photos and video recordings” before the indictment.
They also asked the court to immediately release audio recordings of the proceedings to the public. “This is a matter of exceptional public interest for the whole country and beyond,” the coalition wrote in a statement.
In an injunction Monday night, Goodman denied both requests.
“The press coalition says tomorrow’s first appearance and arraignment are ‘special procedures’, but the undersigned is not convinced,” Goodman said.
“I follow the ‘stay in your job’ philosophy,” Goodman wrote, noting that his involvement in the case will likely end after the indictment, when it turns over to Judge Aileen Cannon.
“I do not feel it is appropriate for me to decide what happens in future proceedings when I am not the judge of the court and when I will not be involved in any way,” he wrote.
Goodman also cited court rules broadly prohibiting “all forms” of incorporation in district court.
—Kevin Breuninger
Christie says there is likely more evidence against Trump
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks at a New Hampshire City Hall at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, on June 6, 2023.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment against former President Trump is packed with details and evidence, but there is likely more. Much more, according to Chris Christie, a former federal prosecutor who is running against Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
“What I can tell you for sure, I know about that indictment, is there’s probably about a third of the evidence they actually have in that indictment,” the former New Jersey governor and former Trump ally said at a CNN town hall Monday night. “As a prosecutor, you never put every card on the table for the trial.”
Christie, a longshot for the nomination, has nonetheless decided to run so he can directly attack Trump and avoid running against President Biden in next year’s general election. Initial polls show Trump as the clear leader in the primary field.
—Mike Calia
Trump plans to attend a fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club following his indictment
Former President Donald J. Trump speaks at a news conference at the Trump National Golf Club about the filing of class action lawsuits against Facebook, Google and Twitter and their CEOs, which escalates his long-running battle with the companies following their suspension of its accounts on Wednesday July 07, 2021 in Bedminster, NJ.
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Trump plans to head to his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club for a presidential fundraiser following his indictment in a Miami courtroom on federal charges that he kept stacks of classified documents.
Trump will return to his golf course later on Tuesday for a 2024 fundraiser calling for donors to raise or give $100,000 for the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee. That amount will allow donors to have a “private candlelight dinner” with the former president and participate in a VIP reception with “elected officials and special guests,” according to an invitation to the event.
Trump is slated to make comments from his property just after 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
— Brian Schwartz
How will the case affect the 2024 presidential race?
Former US President Donald Trump arrives to address the Georgia State GOP Convention at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center on June 10, 2023 in Columbus, Georgia.
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A federal grand jury has filed an unprecedented indictment against an unusual and highly positioned politician who is leading an unusual presidential primary.
So the way the case plays out on the campaign trail is anyone’s guess.
For example, it might make sense to assume that being charged with crimes would damage a candidate’s political standing. But keep in mind that Trump has already been charged by Manhattan prosecutors since he ran in the 2024 Republican primary, and those charges — 34 counts of falsifying business records — don’t seem to have diminished his overall standing. pipe in the polls.
Since the latest indictment, many of Trump’s Republican allies have issued statements defending him, or at least criticizing the Justice Department’s actions. Republicans have lobbied for a common suggestion that the agency has become politicized or “armed” under the Biden administration. Even some of Trump’s main opponents have joined that chorus.
Some recent post-indictment polls have produced polarizing results. A ABC News/Ipsos survey conducted on Friday and Saturday found that nearly half of Americans think Trump should have been charged — but nearly the same percentage said they think the charges against him are politically motivated.
Trump, meanwhile, has vowed to stay in the race, even if he is convicted. And he’s reportedly set to host a campaign fundraiser just hours after his indictment.
—Kevin Breuninger
This is the national security information that Trump kept at his resort home
The DOJ indictment includes photos of classified documents found at the Mar-A-Lago residence of former President Donald Trump.
Source: DOJ
Trump kept a trove of classified documents from various federal agencies at his sprawling Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.
Federal prosecutors claim in a 49-page indictment that Trump had documents detailing “defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign countries; United States nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military strikes; and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack.”
Prosecutors added that Trump’s alleged unauthorized disclosure of the classified documents “could endanger the national security of the United States, foreign relations, the safety of the United States military and human resources, and the continued viability of sensitive intelligence-gathering methods.” “.
The indictment does not reveal any further details about what the documents contain, other than general descriptions, given their classified nature.
The DOJ indictment includes photos of classified documents found at the Mar-A-Lago residence of former President Donald Trump.
Source: DOJ
The documents found in Trump’s possession, according to the indictment, include intelligence reviews from the Pentagon, the National Reconnaissance Office, the CIA, the NSA and the Department of Energy, which oversees the US nuclear arsenal.
The 37-count criminal indictment adds that Trump kept the secret documents in his bedroom, bathroom, ballroom, office and storage room while simultaneously hosting more than 150 social events “that drew tens of thousands of guests to the property.”
During an August FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, 102 documents with classification marks were seized from Trump’s office and storage room. Of those, 17 were designated “top secret,” the highest level of intelligence classification. Another 54 documents were labeled “secret,” according to a count attached to the indictment.
— Amanda Macias
What charges does Trump face?
This photo illustration takes a look at pages of the unsealed federal indictment against former US President Donald Trump on June 9, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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The historic first federal indictment against a former president accuses Trump of seven different crimes spanning 37 counts.
Trump is accused of unlawfully taking and storing dozens of documents related to US national defense at his Palm Beach, Florida, residence and private club, Mar-a-Lago. Many of those documents carried “TOP SECRET” or other classification markings. According to the indictment, at least two of them refer to nuclear information.
Thirty-one of the charges against Trump fall under this this cargoknown as the Espionage Act, which prosecutors say carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.
Trump is also charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding documents and making false statements. The charges of obstruction and concealment and withholding of documents carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, while the charges of conspiracy and making false statements carry a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison, according to the indictment.
Here are all the charges Trump — and his aide Walt Nauta, who is also charged in the indictment — face in the special counsel’s case:
Deliberate withholding of national defense information: 31 charges against TrumpConspiracy to obstruct justice: 1 charges against Trump and NautaWithholding a document or record: 1 charge against Trump and NautaCorruptly withholding a document or record: 1 charge against Trump and NautaHiding of a document in a federal investigation: 1 count against Trump and NautaSchema to conceal: 1 count against Trump and NautaFalse statements and representations: 1 count against TrumpFalse statements and representations: 1 count against Nauta
—Kevin Breuninger
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