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>>> special counsel jack smith
and donald trump have until
midnight tonight to respond to
an order from judge aileen
cannon with their proposed jury
instructions in the criminal
case against donald trump for
his alleged illegal retention
of classified documents and his
obstruction of efforts by the
government to get them back.
judge cannon has already said
she's considering giving an
instruction to jurors that is
essentially donald trump's
defense in the case, a
president has sole authority
under the presidential records
act to categorize records as
personal or presidential during
his or her presidency.
judge cannon has yet to rule on
new proposed dates for the
trial to begin, fueling
concerns that jack smith's
proposed july start might not
happen.
in a paperless order today,
judge cannon ordered donald
trump and his co-defendants in
the documents case to file a
speedy trial report by friday,
saying, the report shall
include defendants positions on
all excludable...