U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order on June 27 denying one hearing while ordering another in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case.
Attorneys for former President Trump are arguing that some evidence was improperly obtained and therefore cannot be used at trial.
On June 25, defense attorneys argued before the judge that the search on Mar-a-Lago was conducted unlawfully and that the search warrant had contained false statements and significant omissions.
Judge Cannon ruled the defense did not substantially show this was the case, and denied their request for an additional hearing on the matter.
Defense attorneys had argued that the agents searching Mar-a-Lago were given no guidelines, resulting in a “rummaging” of the 17-acre property and a search for documents that extended to the former first lady’s and Barron Trump’s rooms. Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s office argued the agents had conducted themselves properly and professionally….