WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump granted a request by prosecutors on Tuesday aimed at protecting the identities of potential government witnesses.
But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon refused to categorically block witness statements from being disclosed, saying there was no basis for such a “sweeping” and “blanket” restriction on their inclusion in pretrial motions.
The 24-page order centers on a dispute between special counsel Jack Smith’s team and lawyers for Trump over how much information about witnesses and their statements could be made public ahead of trial. The disagreement, which had been pending for weeks, was one of many that had piled up before Cannon and had slowed the pace of the case against Trump — one of four prosecutions he is confronting.
The cancer drugs that could improve survival rates if given to patients in the morning
People Celebrate Traditional Flower Festival in East China
China Has 570,000 Public Legal Service Centers: Ministry
House Republicans launch investigation into federal funding for universities amid campus protests
Ethnic People Dance to Celebrate Festival in SW China
Traditional Chinese Medicines Beneficial in Treatment of COVID
Chinese embassy urges U.S., UK and Australia to stop forming exclusionary blocs
California's population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline
Meet China's first corgi police dog