Judge Weighs Striking Charges From Trump Indictment

Attorneys argued over confusing language used in charges against multiple defendants.

Walt Nauta (Center), an aide to former U.S. President Donald Trump, walks with his lawyer Stanley Woodward (R) as they leave the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Fort Pierce, Fla., on May 22, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

FORT PIERCE, Fla.—U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon presided over two hearings on May 22 regarding two of the several motions to dismiss that former President Donald Trump and codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira have filed in the classified documents case.

Judge Cannon noted that there was a “potpourri” of criticisms about the indictment and that it could be confusing for “reasonable people” on a jury.