Donald Trump has filed a series of motions in the Florida criminal case concerning the handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, seeking dismissal based on presidential immunity, selective prosecution, and prosecutorial misconduct. A key motion aims to suppress 15 boxes of evidence and dismiss Count 19 related to the retention of a document on nuclear weaponry, classified as SECRET/FRD, arguing the government did not cancel his 'Q' clearance until after his indictment. Trump's co-defendant, Mar-a-Lago maintenance chief Carlos De Oliveira, has also filed a motion to dismiss charges against him, claiming he had no knowledge of the subpoena for surveillance tapes and that his alleged false statements to the FBI were misconstrued. Judge Aileen Cannon has scheduled a sealed hearing with Trump's lawyers for February 23, Friday at 3:30 p.m, which will be conducted via telephone and last 30 minutes, and a scheduling conference on March 1 to potentially affirm or delay the May trial date.
Trump hedges bets on ‘presidential immunity’ to dismiss classified documents case https://t.co/e9NbnZwU2M https://t.co/e9NbnZwU2M
New: Trump asks Judge Cannon in the classified docs case to reject the Special Counsel’s motion seeking to have her reconsider her order allowing Trump to publicly identify in filing two-dozen people involved in the investigation, incl trial witnesses https://t.co/hUQPDYwRpd
New: US Judge Aileen Cannon in the Trump classified docs case sets scheduling conference — potentially to affirm/delay the May trial date — for March 1 at 10am ET in Ft Pierce, Florida https://t.co/45M9TX8lCj
DC Judge Gives Trump Two Weeks to Analyze Complaint in Civil Jan. 6 Case https://t.co/JSsOQoXC1V
It’s hard to overstate the likely delay Trump’s filings last night in the Mar-a-Lago case will cause so long as Judge Cannon remains the presiding judge. ... 1/6
NEW: Trump filed a barrage of motions last night — some of them still under seal — to dismiss the Florida criminal case against him. w/ @joshgerstein https://t.co/bopvAlP8gp https://t.co/pp25NTuxVD
Donald Trump wants 15 boxes of evidence suppressed in classified docs case https://t.co/68B6TkntWf https://t.co/aRaUTJmrid
NEW: Trump asks Judge Cannon to dismiss Mar-a-Lago classified docs indictment on presidential immunity be he converted docs to personal records while president — which could be just as much a play for delay as in DC @guardian https://t.co/FfcVQZrxgx
Trump filed tonight a motion seeking to toss Count 19 — retention of an doc re nuclear weaponry of the United States classified as SECRET/FRD — bc govt didn’t cancel his “Q” clearance from the database until after he was indicted https://t.co/C9pYBWcZPq
Trump motions in the classified docs case tonight: — Motion to dismiss on Presidential Immunity — Motion to dismiss on Selective Prosecution (not public) — Motion to dismiss Superseding Indictment, and in alternative to suppress “15 boxes” on prosecutorial misconduct (not public)
If Trump really designated all the classified docs he took as "personal records," why did he return 184 of them to NARA & another 38 to DOJ in response to the subpoena? And then hide the rest from DOJ & his own attorney? And then attempt to destroy the evidence of all that? https://t.co/aHPt5msrQR
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago co-defendant seeks dismissal of charges in documents case https://t.co/6YjNdC2nL0
Lawyers for Mar-a-Lago maintenance chief Carlos De Oliveira asked a judge to dismiss classified docs case obstruction charges bc he had no knowledge of the subpoena for the surveillance tapes and alleged false statements to FBI were misconstrued. @guardian https://t.co/YuBYYLo3ck
Just in: Trump employee Carlos De Oliveira files motion to dismiss counts against him in the superseding indictment charging him with obstruction in the classified docs case https://t.co/e7WMaJpYKX
NEW: Trump classified documents Judge Cannon has scheduled a sealed hearing with Trump lawyers for Feb. 23, Friday at 3:30 p.m to discuss ongoing CIPA disputes between defendants and the special counsel. Cannon says that the hearing will be telephone and last 30 minutes, not… https://t.co/Jqony0Mgk8