FORT PIERCE, Fla.—U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon held a hearing on June 25, the fourth in five days, on former President Donald Trump’s motion for relief in his classified documents case.
The former president is arguing that the FBI search on Mar-a-Lago was conducted unlawfully and that in the process leading up to the search his attorney-client privilege had also been violated. The arguments regarding attorney-client privilege were heard privately by the judge, as the parties touched on sensitive information, while arguments about the raid were open to the public.
Last year, special counsel Jack Smith charged former President Trump on 40 counts related to allegedly mishandling classified documents. His valet Walt Nauta and former Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira were charged as codefendants. All have pleaded not guilty….