The judge in former Pres. Trump's classified documents case is raising questions about prosecutors' use of an out-of-district grand jury to conduct their probe.
August 7, 2023, 9:28 PMFormer President Donald Trump speaks during the 56th annual Silver Elephant Gala in Columbia, S.C., Aug. 5, 2023.The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case is raising questions about special counsel Jack Smith's use of an out-of-district grand jury toU.S.
The development came in a stinging ruling Judge Cannon issued Monday morning, in which she ordered two sealed filings submitted by Smith on her docket struck from the record.
"The Special Counsel states in conclusory terms that the supplement should be sealed from public view 'to comport with grand jury secrecy,' but the motion for leave and the supplement plainly fail to satisfy the burden of establishing a sufficient legal or factual basis to warrant sealing the motion and supplement," Cannon said in the ruling.
Cannon, in the ruling, then asked for Nauta's attorney, Stanley Woodward, to file a motion stating his concerns about "the legal propriety of using an out-of-district grand jury proceeding to continue to investigate and/or to seek post-indictment hearings on matters pertinent to the instant indicted matter in this district."Former President Donald Trump speaks during the 56th annual Silver Elephant Gala in Columbia, S.C., Aug. 5, 2023.
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