Judge Sent ‘Ominous’ Warning to Jack Smith in Trump Documents Case, Says Ex-Prosecutor

A former federal prosecutor weighed in on the recent ruling.
Judge Sent ‘Ominous’ Warning to Jack Smith in Trump Documents Case, Says Ex-Prosecutor
(Left) Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks in Washington, on Aug. 1, 2023. (Right) Former President Donald Trump attends his trial in New York State Supreme Court in New York City, on Dec. 7, 2023. Drew Angerer, David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
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A former federal prosecutor said that a Florida-based federal judge’s recent ruling to not dismiss former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case is actually a win for the former president.

In the past week, a number of legal analysts with mainstream media outlets, such as Glenn Kirschner, have been critical of Judge Aileen Cannon’s recent move to offer jury instructions to both the prosecutors and President Trump’s team, asking them to submit competing jury instructions based on hypothetical scenarios under the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

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