Lawyers representing Donald Trump have requested the judge overseeing his classified documents case to block prosecutors from using boxes of records seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate as evidence. The defense has made a request to suppress the boxes of records that were seized during the FBI search on August 8, 2022.
Defense lawyers argue that the application submitted by the Justice Department to a judge for a search warrant was flawed, with crucial information left out and misleading details included. Trump's lawyer, Emil Bove, claims that the warrant allowed for an extensive search of the estate, which resulted in the seizure of not only documents with classified markings but also Trump's personal papers.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, did not immediately make a ruling but expressed doubt towards his lawyers' arguments and indicated that she was not inclined to support them. Prosecutor David Harbach confidently stated that the warrant application was not misleading and dismissed the defense objections as irrelevant. He mentioned that it was understandable for agents to have performed a thorough search of the property due to the unconventional places where records were stored.
Cannon expressed serious doubts about a prosecution request to impose a condition on Trump's freedom pending trial, which would require him to refrain from making comments that could potentially endanger law enforcement officials involved in the case. The judge had a heated exchange with Harbach during those arguments, expressing her displeasure with his attitude at one point and eventually expressing remorse.
Tuesday's hearing concluded with Harbach expressing frustration to the judge regarding the defense strategy, accusing Trump's attorneys of trying to manipulate the hearing with unfounded allegations. Cannon's approach to handling various motions from the Trump team and her slow progress in issuing rulings have significantly contributed to the delay of the trial, making it highly unlikely that the trial will take place before the November presidential election.
Defense lawyers argue that the application submitted by the Justice Department to a judge for a search warrant was flawed, with crucial information left out and misleading details included. Trump's lawyer, Emil Bove, claims that the warrant allowed for an extensive search of the estate, which resulted in the seizure of not only documents with classified markings but also Trump's personal papers.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, did not immediately make a ruling but expressed doubt towards his lawyers' arguments and indicated that she was not inclined to support them. Prosecutor David Harbach confidently stated that the warrant application was not misleading and dismissed the defense objections as irrelevant. He mentioned that it was understandable for agents to have performed a thorough search of the property due to the unconventional places where records were stored.
Cannon expressed serious doubts about a prosecution request to impose a condition on Trump's freedom pending trial, which would require him to refrain from making comments that could potentially endanger law enforcement officials involved in the case. The judge had a heated exchange with Harbach during those arguments, expressing her displeasure with his attitude at one point and eventually expressing remorse.
Tuesday's hearing concluded with Harbach expressing frustration to the judge regarding the defense strategy, accusing Trump's attorneys of trying to manipulate the hearing with unfounded allegations. Cannon's approach to handling various motions from the Trump team and her slow progress in issuing rulings have significantly contributed to the delay of the trial, making it highly unlikely that the trial will take place before the November presidential election.
