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Special counsel Jack Smith arrives to speak about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump

By Tom Howell Jr. and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Judge to review Jack Smith’s authority, rejects red state move to support Trump in documents case

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and partially redacted by the source, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. The classified documents indictment of Donald Trump would seem, on paper at least, to be the most straightforward of the four criminal cases the former president is facing. Reams of classified files were stashed in Trump's office and storage room and he boastfully showed off to guests one such document he acknowledged was "secret," federal prosecutors have alleged. (Department of Justice via AP, File)

DOJ mishandled evidence in Trump case

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. (Justice Department via AP)

Judge in Trump’s classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Special counsel Jack Smith turns from the podium after speaking about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Special counsel Jack Smith frustrated by judge’s order in Trump docs case: ‘Fundamentally flawed’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. (Justice Department via AP)

Hurry up and wait: Trump’s classified documents case is mired in delays that may run past election

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. (Justice Department via AP)

Judge rejects Trump bid to toss classified documents case on constitutional grounds

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and Terry Spencer - Associated Press

FILE - This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, and partially redacted by source, shows boxes of records being stored on the stage in the White and Gold Ballroom at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. The federal judge overseeing the classified documents prosecution of Trump is expected to set a trial date during a court hearing on March 1, 2024.(Justice Department via AP)

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case is expected to set a trial date during a crucial hearing

By Eric Tucker, Adriana Gómez Licón and Freida Frisaro - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the U.S. Senate, Aileen M. Cannon speaks remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight nomination hearing to be U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 29, 2020, in Washington. Cannon, the Florida judge who issued a court ruling last year that critics said was unduly favorable to Donald Trump is set to preside over the first pretrial conference in his landmark criminal case concerning the willful retention of classified documents. (U.S. Senate via AP)

Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

By Terry Spencer and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Trump, legal team must use secure facility to review classified evidence in documents case

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Trump legal fights heat up on every front as lawyers, judges tangle in D.C., N.Y., Florida, Georgia

By Dave Boyer and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this image from video provided by the U.S. Senate, Aileen M. Cannon speaks remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight nomination hearing to be U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 29, 2020, in Washington. Cannon, the Florida judge who issued a court ruling last year that critics said was unduly favorable to Donald Trump is set to preside over the first pretrial conference in his landmark criminal case concerning the willful retention of classified documents. (U.S. Senate via AP)

Judge signals December may be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the U.S. Senate, Aileen M. Cannon speaks remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight nomination hearing to be U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 29, 2020, in Washington. Cannon, the Florida judge who issued a court ruling last year that critics said was unduly favorable to Donald Trump is set to preside over the first pretrial conference in his landmark criminal case concerning the willful retention of classified documents. (U.S. Senate via AP)

Trump’s classified documents case set for first pretrial conference hearing before Judge Cannon

By Adriana Gomez Licon and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the U.S. Senate, Aileen M. Cannon speaks remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight nomination hearing to be U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 29, 2020, in Washington. The judge presiding over the federal prosecution of former President Donald Trump, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, takes the bench in the case for the first time this week as she and lawyers for both sides discuss the procedures for handling classified information in the case. (U.S. Senate via AP)

Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight as arguments near

By Eric Tucker and Adriana Gomez Licon - Associated Press

Aileen Cannon (Southern District of Florida)

Trump says judge overseeing classified docs case ‘loves our country,’ amid request to delay

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at Versailles restaurant on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Federal judge says Trump’s documents trial should begin Aug. 14

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Aileen Cannon (Southern District of Florida)

Senate Democrats defend confirmation votes for Trump-nominated judge overseeing his federal trial

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

A page from the order granting a request by former President Donald Trump's legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate is photographed Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon came despite the objections of the Justice Department, which said an outside legal expert was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Obama, Bush administration officials say Trump appointee should recuse herself from document case

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A page from the order granting a request by former President Donald Trump's legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate is photographed Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon came despite the objections of the Justice Department, which said an outside legal expert was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Trump case assigned to judge who faced criticism over her ruling in his favor in Mar-a-Lago search

By Meg Kinnard, Curt Anderson and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and redacted in part by the FBI, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The Justice Department says it has uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified records at the former president's Florida estate. (Department of Justice via AP) ** FILE **

Detailed inventory of items seized in Mar-a-Lago raid unsealed by judge

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times