‘Conspicuously timed and tellingly defensive’: Trump lawyers blast attorney general for defense of speedy trial demand in documents case

Left: Former President Donald Trump arrives at the courtroom for his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura). Right: Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers a statement at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Former President Donald Trump has doubled down on claims that his Florida-based prosecution is part of a conspiracy that encompasses the federal government and media organizations.

In a motion to compel filed last week, Trump’s lawyers accused special prosecutor Jack Smith of hiding evidence in the case, in which Trump is accused of improperly storing documents relating to his time in office at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

Smith filed an opposition the following day, and on Monday, Trump fired back, accusing Smith of wrongfully contributing to public interest in the case.

“The Special Counsel’s Office chose to bring this case and has taken unprecedented steps to fuel biased press coverage and public interest in the proceedings in order to interfere with President Trump’s leading campaign for the presidency,” the motion says.

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