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Federal District Choose Tanya Chutkan rejected ex-President Donald Trump’s try to lengthen a hearing unless next week, beyond the cut-off date she had set in an previous order.
On Friday night time, Different Guidance Jack Smith reacted to a Trump Truth social publish — which mentioned “If you happen to go after me, I’m coming after you” — by using filing a request for a protecting order, arguing Trump posts could have a chilling effect on witnesses.
Chutkan ordered Trump’s crew to post a response by way of Monday, and denied their strive to delay that time limit until later in the week. Then, the choose ordered each and every facet to post a proposed listening to date for any day this week, no later than Friday.
Smith and his crew said they’d be ready any time Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday — but Trump’s team stated they had been busy this week and requested to position it off unless next week:
President Trump won’t appear. However, he wish to have each his advice John Lauro and Todd Blanche on the listening to. Todd Blanche isn’t to be had on Thursday, seeing that he should seem for a court continuing within the prosecution brought towards the identical defendant, President Trump, through the Special Guidance in SD Florida. Mr. Lauro is available on Thursday, with a desire for an afternoon atmosphere. Then again, because we misplaced Friday as an possibility, we might respectfully request a environment on Monday (after 12:00 p.m.) or Tuesday (all day) to permit for each Mr. Blanche and Mr. Lauro to be current.
right Here’s how that labored out for them:
MINUTE ORDER as to DONALD J. TRUMP: The court docket hereby schedules a hearing on the parties’ respective protective order proposals in this topic on August eleven, 2023 at 10:00 AM in Court 9. The requirement of Defendant’s look is waived for this listening to. Signed by way of Decide Tanya S. Chutkan on 08/08/2023
Trump has not been shy about attacking the decide, however that doesn’t appear to be having an impact on her rulings.
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