Judge Aileen Cannon has made significant rulings in the classified documents case involving former President Donald Trump. A hearing for pretrial motions filed by Trump's co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, is set for this Friday at 2PM, initially proposed for Friday, April 19, but rescheduled due to attorney availability. Cannon granted a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith to reconsider making public witness names in the case, ultimately agreeing to shield the identities of government witnesses. This decision, influenced by "Special Counsel's newly raised arguments," comes after months of efforts by Smith to keep these names under seal to protect the integrity of the case, which charges Trump with mishandling classified documents and obstructing efforts to retrieve them. However, Smith will still have to justify to the court each name redaction. Moreover, Trump has been given until May 9 to file his CIPA Section 5 notice, crucial for disclosing the specific classified documents he intends to use at trial.
NEW: Judge Cannon is giving Trump until May 9 to file his CIPA Section 5 notice, where Trump has to disclose the specific classified docs he wants to use at trial. Sec 5 is a key step because it protects against surprise disclosure of classified material https://t.co/Exlf3swXxE
Judge Aileen Cannon Issues Major Ruling In Trump Case https://t.co/KZ83y4SU5e
The US federal judge agreed to reconsider a prior ruling that prosecutors argued would have revealed the names of certain witnesses who spoke to investigators. #DonaldTrump https://t.co/EENRFogClS
The federal judge overseeing the case against Donald Trump regarding his alleged mishandling of classified documents agreed on Tuesday to keep potential witnesses for the government from being identified in court filings. https://t.co/IkHuidxyEw
Aileen Cannon Grants Jack Smith’s Request To Conceal Witnesses Against Trump https://t.co/KoZ4ql5cl7
Special counsel Jack Smith has spent months trying to convince U.S. District Court Judge Cannon to keep under seal government-agent witnesses in the case which charges Trump with mishandling classified documents and obstructing efforts to retrieve them. https://t.co/vqLkorDO9U
Siding with special counsel, Cannon agrees to keep witness identities secret https://t.co/Q00ltioA8M
Breaking on @MSNBC: Judge Aileen Cannon has partially granted special counsel Jack Smith's motion to redact to the names of government witnesses in the classified documents case. But Cannon won't make it easy: Smith will still have to justify to the court each name redaction.
After months, Judge Cannon agrees to shield Trump witness names https://t.co/cJOnDXwmCl
NEW: Judge Cannon grants Special Counsel request that she reconsider making public witness names in Trump docs case — “Special Counsel’s newly raised arguments could have and should have been raised previously” https://t.co/WWdHpy95g0
JUST IN: Judge Aileen Cannon has set a hearing for this Friday at 2PM on pretrial motions filed by Trump's co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, in the classified documents case in Florida. She initially proposed Friday April 19, but some def. attorneys not available