Special Counsel Jack Smith has encountered challenging developments in his legal proceedings against former President Donald Trump, and the situation has become increasingly arduous for him. According to CNN correspondent Paula Reid, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who presides over the Trump classified documents case, has conveyed an unsettling indication to Smith.
“Right now, Donald Trump is inside a Florida courtroom for a crucial hearing,” CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said.
“It could decide when the criminal case over his handling of classified documents goes to trial. The judge is set to determine whether it will move forward as planned in May or be delayed. Trump’s lawyers now say they would accept the trial in August. That’s three months before Election Day here in the United States. CNN’s chief legal affairs correspondent, Paula Reid, is outside the courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida, for us. Paula, have you heard anything yet from inside the court?” Blitzer said before Reid began her report.
“Yes. Well, if we just got our first update, a handwritten note from inside the courthouse. We’re learning from our colleagues who are inside watching these proceedings that so far, the special counsel and Trump’s lawyers, they have been