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Special counsel Jack Smith urges judge to rule on Presidential Records Act in Trump case

Federal prosecutors aired their frustration late Tuesday with the federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s documents trial in Florida, saying her recent order seeking jury instructions leaned on a “fundamentally flawed legal premise.” Special counsel Jack Smith says a recent order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, which sought draft language on jury instructions, […]

Prosecutors in Trump’s classified docs case chide judge over her ‘fundamentally flawed’ order

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors chided the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump‘s classified documents case in Florida, warning her off potential jury instructions that they said rest on a “fundamentally flawed legal premise.” In an unusual order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had asked prosecutors and defense lawyers to file proposed jury instructions […]