Former President Donald Trump's attorneys on Tuesday asked the judge in his trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election to delay scheduling a court hearing that will help determine how evidence can be used and shared in the case.
Trump's attorneys and U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith's team clashed in a joint court filing over a hearing date before U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan to discuss the handling of evidence.
Prosecutors said they were available all week long. Trump's lawyers asked for a postponement until early next week.
On Monday, Trump's defense team opposed a request from prosecutors for Chutkan to impose a protective order to ensure confidential evidence is not shared publicly by Trump, suggesting he could use the information to intimidate witnesses.
Trump's attorneys said limits would infringe on his right to free speech, protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Typically, defense lawyers do not oppose such protective orders because doing so can delay the government from producing the evidence it intends to use at trial in a process known as discovery.
Chutkan ordered both sides to propose a hearing date for this week to discuss their disagreements. The disagreement over a hearing date represented the latest effort by Trump's team to delay or slow legal proceedings.
It also underscored the logistical challenges that Trump's team may have as it continues to represent him in two separate federal criminal cases brought by Smith's office, one in Washington, D.C., and the other in southern Florida, where Trump is charged with retaining highly classified records after leaving the White House and obstructing the government's efforts to have the records returned.
One of Trump's attorneys, Todd Blanche, will be in federal court in Florida on Thursday for an arraignment, after the government filed a superseding indictment which charged Trump with additional criminal counts and also charged another one of his employees in the case.
In the joint Washington filing, Trump's lawyers said Trump wished for both Blanche and his other lawyer John Lauro to be present for the hearing before Chutkan.
"Mr. Lauro is available on Thursday, with a preference for an afternoon setting. However, since we lost Friday as an option, we would respectfully request a setting on Monday (after 12:00 p.m.) or Tuesday (all day) to allow for both Mr. Blanche and Mr. Lauro to be present," they wrote.
© Thomson Reuters 2023.
61 Comments
Superlib
What a loser.
bass4funk
More like the hounds that are chasing this guy 24/7, 265 days relentlessly.
ClippetyClop
He's lucky he gets a hundred days off.
Ah_so
Delay is the only strategy the Trump team have.
Ah_so
Bringing a powerful criminal to justice requires persistence.
Bob Fosse
Is he going to ask for a venue change to West Virginia again?
Conservatives calling for diversity and affirmative action in the jury. What a turn up.
Bob Fosse
What do they do on the other 100 days? Relax relentlessly?
bass4funk
But it matters and important when it’s the Dems that control the narrative.
https://www.npr.org/sections/trial-over-killing-of-george-floyd/2021/04/20/989149400/what-we-know-about-the-jurors-in-the-chauvin-trial
Contemplate on which is the best way to get Trump.
Bob Fosse
Stay on topic. Thread is just starting.
bass4funk
I am, I just responded to your statement, you jump on conservatives for calling diversity; I’m just asking, why is is ok for Dems to ask for diversity and not for conservatives?
sunfunbun
What a gaffe. ROFL. 265. hahahaha.
plasticmonkey
Your only line of argumentation is “what about Dems”. Day after day. Thread goes off topic and gets shut down by noon.
Anyway, poor Trump. No one has ever been treated so unfairly.
Strangerland
They love Trump because he's both the strongest fighter that ever lived, yet the biggest victim ever with no power.
Ever notice how they get angry at me, when all I do is use the exact same tactics the right have been using for years?
ClippetyClop
Trump oozes criminality all year round, they just have to wait and another crime will fall into their laps.
He loves doing illegal stuff, gives him that gangsta buzz.
Blacklabel
If your case has to be in Washington DC or NYC to win, or to even get a grand jury to indict, it’s a partisan political case.
move the case to West Virginia and win there, then you had an actual case.
helps if the judge didn’t work with the President’s son too. Should recuse.
sunfunbun
Soon, it'll be Trump trying to get out of jail 24/7, 365 days relentlessly.
plasticmonkey
bass is just using a “euphenism”.
Bob Fosse
Bass. Constantly saying “but the Dems did it” is neither a good defence nor a good look.
Were ‘the Dems’ right to do it? Ok then, nothing to whine about.
Were ‘the Dems’ wrong to do it? But you support ‘your team’ doing it.
Are both wrong? Are both right?
You have a choice of either being hypocritical or just as bad. Which is it?
EFD
Welp,
That didn't go so well. The Judge has set a date for the hearing and she is most likely going to impose restrictions along the lines the prosecution asked for because:
A - Criminal Defendant Trump is obviously seeking to intimidate witnesses, the prosecutor (The fact that he fails miserably is beside the point.), and to taint the jury pool. All because he cannot win on the law, the facts or the witnesses. He is guilty AF and he is toast.
B - His idiot lawyer intentionally misquoted Joe Biden in an attempt to make it sound like he said what he did not say. Judges don't like being lied to (better get used to it with Defendant Trump.) and they tend to seek a remedy.
Trump is depleted uranium. A toxic spent force with no residual value.
Strangerland
Yes! We all know that in spite of only Republicans testifying against Trump, and all the evidence coming from Republicans, this is clearly a partisan political case by the Dems, who have enacted some conspiracy we're trying to figure out but we KNOW exists on how the Dems paid off the grand juries to approve these charges.
It must be true, because Trump, and MAGA.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Why? You do the crime in DC or NY, then that is where you should be put on trial. It's not the justice system's fault Trump slashed and burned through any good will outside of the vacant land states.
plasticmonkey
The problem is that Trump and this case are widely known. Jury selection is going to be problematic anywhere the trial is held. DC is where the crimes happened, so that’s where the trial will be. Calling for it to be moved to W.V. is just asking for partisan interference.
bass4funk
You mean and what you want to say, pile on the right, but overlook anything and all things or even similar things the left does comparatively. Why? Makes you feel uncomfortable? Harder to make it a conservatives political pile on?
True, thank God the guy is a fighter, I’m a big guy, physically at my peak, but even I would have thrown in the towel a long time ago. Props
EFD
Maybe don't commit crimes in DC or NYC then?
Criminal defendants don't get to pick their court venue. The case is tried in the circuit where the illegal activity occurred.
That is why he lost the E. Jean Carrol law suit in NYC. Trump Org lost it's criminal trial in NYC because it defrauded the State of NY.
Trump is indicted in S. Florida because he stole nuclear documents and then obstructed their return in Lardo.
He is being indicted in DC because he tried to overthrow the government in DC.
That is how the law works. Those claiming otherwise should try knowing something about the law.
Blacklabel
So why is a case being tried in Florida but the grand jury is still in DC?
Strangerland
Wait, they told us on Fox that the grand jury who indicted Trump in Florida, was in Florida. Is Fox lying to us again, like they've started doing by saying Trump lost in 2020?! Do we need to boycott Fox?!
EFD
He is a coward and always has been. He hides behind others and has them do his dirty work.
When he is in court, he is mousy and sullen because he is a coward in the face of real strength.
bass4funk
It really isn’t, my point exactly.
More like, why the hypocrisy???
No, but I know the world of politics.
The political persecution of this former president is so out of line you’re hearing some of the smartest legal minds of people, people that don’t like or even voted for this president, many liberals that are crying foul to this witch hunt.
That should be directed to your Democrat base, but it is an excellent question.
Bob Fosse
The ‘try that in a small town’ defense.
EFD
Even a modicum of knowledge would reveal this to be a lie.
The FL GJ indicted him in FL.
The DC GJ indicted him in DC.
They are two separate cases about 2 separate crimes.
I realize it can be difficult to keep up when one's cult hero has 3 (soon to be 4 felony indictments), but factual accuracy actually matters.
sunfunbun
It's an SNL skit written up in real life. (like when Sarah Palin was seeing Russia out her window. lol!)
Nobody but Trump people are testifying. They're all his guys. Dems? Who needs them when MAGA ultimately is their own demise.
wallace
MAGA supporters are never good with facts or numbers. That's why they think they won the election.
EFD
And dumb as a damn rock as well. Almost all of his legal troubles have been self-inflicted.
His best defense would be mental incompetence.
"Your Honor,
My client is so unbelievably stupid that he cannot help but to commit crimes. In fact, he is so dumb, that he cannot participate in his defense in a useful manner. Thus we plead not guilty by reason of mental incompetence. "
This really is his best line of defense.
wallace
"I never make mistakes".
wallace
With so many Trump Federal court cases easy to forget which one we are talking about.
wallace
This case is 100% about Trump.
Blacklabel
Actually no. that GJ is in DC. Judge found out so Joe good ole political case multi time loser Jack has some explaining to do.
Superlib
Then tell Trump not to commit crimes there.
This again for the thousandth time? You whine a lot and never seem to ever get to the facts of any GOP case. That's why you whine. You have no legs to stand on.
The case will not be moved. Trump will be tried in DC. Continue whining about hypocrisy, won't change anything.
Bob Fosse
Oooh the irony. It’s painful.
Strangerland
I'm new MAGA, so I don't understand all the spin we're putting out for Dems yet. How does a grand jury in DC indict in Florida?
Blacklabel
not at all because she worked with Hunter related to Burisma and was appointed by Obama and is biased against Trump according to the left, who is overjoyed about that?
just cause she is black? That’s what you are going with?
bass4funk
The Dems are worse when it comes to execution of their plans in taking this guy down, at first it was funny, now it’s just pure desperation to the point where it’s visually obvious.
Strangerland
We MAGA know that black prosecutors are evil, and un-American. It's what our Dear Leader tells us, and what kind of sheeple would we be if we doubted him?
plasticmonkey
See?
We’re talking about Trump. The crimes he’s been indicted for are unprecedented in American history. U-N-P-R-E-C-E-D-E-N-T-E-D
wallace
If you can't do the time don't do the crime.
bass4funk
Hey, my feelings exactly.
I don’t whine, no need, but I do see your wheels spinning.
On the Contrary, like a centipede, too many legs to work with, just one seat away from reclaiming the Senate. Just time, no need or worry for whining, that’s the lefts job and their constant obsession with TDS.
Relax, Trump still has the right to ask to have the trial moved, we know it’s just easier to get a conviction in DC that’s why, but let’s see if these people are truly political as we know they are or will they really honor the constitution and this man’s amendment rights.
Not me, I think you’re worried that Trump will get off again because once again, the Dems have nothing.
Yes, so I sincerely hope this administration heeds those exact words. Good one.
Superlib
(insult of Republicans)
It's like some kind of machine.
Bass, you never learned how to debate. You started using whataboutism when you were 7 and just never stopped and now you're a full-grown man doing it heh.
You literally have nothing to add to this discussion at all and it's the same every night.
Time for me to leave JT for the night. You're useless.
EFD
Actually yes.
And the 2nd Grand Jury is investigating related crimes that occurred in other jurisdictions. Not the already charged crimes.
Cannon just barfed on an issue that her clerk or any 3rd year law student would have been able to fact check. There is nothing improper in what the government is doing and she will get overturned by the 11 Circuit, AGAIN. For the 3rd time.
You really have no clue as to how the law works.
bass4funk
I agree
Wrong.
.
whataboutism: I decide who gets punished, don’t worry fair or not. I make that call as I personally see fit.
Nor you.
Ditto.
Bob Fosse
Sure he does. But it won’t happen.
Trials are very rarely moved. Didn’t you know that?
Blacklabel
Oh how convenient.
totally different droids than the ones we are looking for, I see.
Blacklabel
So they didn’t do the whole thing in DC up to the indictment but then move the trial to Florida right after?
so what on earth would a judge be questioning good ole super honest and trustworthy Jack about?
bass4funk
That wasn’t the issue, the issue is he can ask, so why liberals are getting upset that he is exercising his fundamental constitutional right just goes to show you how delusional the left is.
Bob Fosse
No. He is wasting time and stalling because that’s all he can do. That’s the issue.
Sure he can ask. He will, and it will be refused. And you’ll blame something bizarre on it instead of the basic fact that trials are almost never moved on request of the defendant. I’m guessing ‘the Dems’.
sunfunbun
@Bass. I'm kinda amazed you keep this four legs good...2 legs bad....baaaaah. Trump has four legs, because we counted 'em! Dems have 2.
bass4funk
So are the Dems, but that’s not stopping them now is it?
Let him, if people were trying to political take me out and use any and all nefarious means to do so, I stall and do whatever I can as well, why would I not? Come on now. Like he’s supposed to submit, yeah, sure. Lol
Again, he can do that legally, without question.
After 8 years of 24/7 non-stop hounding this guy, the last people I would ever trust is this DOJ and the FBI.
Superlib
Heh I mean, it really is a machine. Repeat over and over again to every comment like a stalker.
OK, now I really am leaving. :)
EFD
It's obvious. She is a legal idiot, who is unqualified for the position and who has a whopping 14 days of criminal procedure experience.
Just the kind of person one would want in a case of this nature.
It's obvious that she is in far over her head as evidenced by the fact that the 11th Circuit, no bastion of liberalism, has loudly and rudely slapped her down TWICE. Soon to be Thrice.
Most likely, she will eventually be removed from the case due to incompetence and another, more qualified judge "who, say, knows the law?) will be placed in her spot on this case.
餓死鬼
Well, both are large rodents.
EFD
This is rich from a cult of Trump.
Blacklabel
Seems they would just discuss all this buuuuut Trump stuff with their like minded lefty friends in daily life. Not sure why it has to be the persistent daily topic on a Japan news site.
maybe even people they know in real life are wondering why they only obsess about “MAGA!!!” 24 hours a day.
People in real life have actual problems unrelated at all to Trump or MAGA.