US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Saturday he granted the former president donald trumpthe request for additional instructions on the issue of presidential immunity in the Mar-a-Lago confidential documents case and delayed certain deadlines.
Cannon’s order marks the latest consequences of the Supreme Court‘presidential immunity decision on Monday, which ruled that Trump has immunity from prosecution for any conduct as president in the case of federal election interference.
In the order, Cannon provided special advice Jack Smith the right, but not the obligation, to file a petition regarding the use of classified information at trial. At the same time, she suspended two upcoming deadlines for Trump and his co-defendants.
Smith’s report is expected July 18, and a response from Trump’s team is expected July 21.
Neither Trump’s lawyers nor the Justice Department immediately responded to a request for comment Saturday afternoon.
There is no trial date in cash in the case of classified documents. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Latest development comes after Trump lawyers on Friday asked Cannon to pause the court proceedings and consider how the Supreme Court’s decision affects the case. Trump’s team also filed a motion in February to dismiss the indictment on immunity grounds.
Saturday’s order also makes Trump’s team busier — at least in the short term — as it tries to minimize or outright dismiss two of the other three criminal cases pending against him.
Through an order earlier this week, Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over Trump’s hush money criminal trial earlier this year, it was left Trump’s sentencing hearing on July 11 to allow information on Trump’s motion to set aside the verdict in that trial.
Trump’s report, which is expected to focus on evidence involving his official acts admitted during the trial to prove his knowledge and intent, is due on July 11. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s response is due July 24.
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