Judge Shakes Up Trump Case Schedule as New Issues Emerge

Published on June 5, 2024

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on June 5 shifted and scheduled in briefings on major issues in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case. The new order puts special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment and actions under a microscope while pushing back a three-day hearing originally scheduled this month to hash out discovery issues that have dominated litigation since the indictment. On June 21, the parties will argue on President Trump’s motion to dismiss the indictment based on the unlawful appointment of the special counsel. As the judge previously indicated, amici including experts who advanced this legal theory would be allowed to participate in the hearing. On June 4, she issued an order allowing three attorneys—representing two groups supporting and one opposing the motion—to each make 30-minute arguments....

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