Judge Denies Jack Smith’s Request to Conceal Documents in Trump Classified Materials Case

A federal judge has denied special counsel Jack Smith’s request to keep some documents hidden in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case.
Judge Denies Jack Smith’s Request to Conceal Documents in Trump Classified Materials Case
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
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Judge Aileen Cannon, who’s overseeing the trial in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, has rejected a motion by special counsel Jack Smith to keep some documents hidden from President Trump’s defense.

In an order signed on Dec. 4, Judge Cannon directed a court clerk to unseal multiple documents that Mr. Smith’s team sought to keep sealed in the case that accuses the former president of retaining sensitive government materials, including some that were marked top secret, at his Mar-a-Lago home.

Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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