In a recent development, the special counsel provided former President Trump with a sealed exhibit concerning threats to a potential trial witness, following an order by Judge Cannon, despite objections from prosecutors in the classified documents case, as reported by @guardian. This action is part of the ongoing classified documents case. The decision by Judge Cannon to order the turnover of such sensitive information, especially in the midst of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, has been deemed extraordinarily unusual by legal experts. Additionally, during a hearing, Judge Cannon allowed Trump's defense counsel to argue their motion for access to certain sealed filings in a manner that excluded the public and the Department of Justice, raising further questions about the proceedings.
In part of today's hearing, Cannon is permitting defense counsel to argue their motion for access to the Section 4 filings under seal & ex parte (i.e., not public, DOJ not present). This makes no sense; the briefs are all public & adversarial, so the argument should be too. https://t.co/h9zObjLfhM
How outrageous that the DOJ must reveal evidence to the accused. https://t.co/J8k4v00wVq
Extraordinarily unusual for a judge to force disclosure of an ongoing federal criminal investigation-here one into threats against a witness-but this case is before Judge Cannon. https://t.co/18lIHFL0a4
New: Special counsel produced to Trump a sealed exhibit about threats to a potential trial witness after Judge Cannon ordered it turned over in the classified docs case, per person familiar, despite prosecutors’ objections. @guardian https://t.co/MaFIRUzFnx
New: Special counsel produced to Trump a sealed exhibit about threats to a potential trial witness after Judge Cannon ordered it turned over, per person familiar, despite prosecutors’ objections. @guardian https://t.co/MaFIRUzFnx