Unconvinced Mar-a-Lago judge says it’s ‘difficult to see’ how Trump’s nod to George Washington can make Espionage Act indictment vanish

Donald Trump, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, special counsel Jack Smith

Left: Donald Trump (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File); Center: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon (U.S. Senate); Right: Special counsel Jack Smith (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The judge overseeing the Mar-a-Lago documents case on Saturday morning gave Donald Trump a series of wins by pausing several upcoming deadlines as she prepares to mull over the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark presidential immunity ruling.

In a paperless order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon “temporarily” granted in part, and reserved ruling in part, on a Friday Trump request to file supplemental motions on long-running immunity issues in the Florida-based prosecution. The 45th president also requested a stay of all further proceedings in the case — except for advanced issues dealing with the gag order request by special counsel Jack Smith.

The order upturns defense deadlines related to expert witnesses and discovery, as well as a prosecution deadline related to filings involving Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) material. Cannon, however, says the special counsel’s office can still adhere to their old deadline and “may proceed with filing should it so elect.”

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