Mar-a-Lago judge orders Trump to present his defense theory in documents case during special hearing

Donald Trump, on the left; Judge Aileen Cannon, inset center, special counsel Jack Smith, on the right.

Left: FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023, after pleading not guilty in a Miami courtroom earlier in the day to mishandling classified documents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File). Right: Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Inset: In this image from video provided by the U.S. Senate, Aileen M. Cannon speaks remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight nomination hearing to be U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 29, 2020, in Washington.

Less than one day after Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon prohibited the U.S. Department of Justice from providing select members of Congress with the second volume of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation the president’s alleged criminal conduct following his first term.

That final report comprises two volumes. The first, which was publicly released last week, relates to his investigation and prosecution of Trump in connection with his alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. The second, which deals with Trump allegedly mishandling classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home, has been enjoined by Cannon from being released to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.

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