Wednesday, May 22nd:
*Non-Evidentiary Hearings (@ 10am & 1:30pm ET) - FL – *
Donald John Trump (76/now 77) indicted (6/8/23),
charged & arraigned (6/13/23) with 31 counts of willful retention of classified documents, 1 count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, 1 count of withholding a document or record, 1 count of corruptly concealing a document or record, 1 count of concealing a document in a federal investigation, 1 count of scheme to conceal & 2 counts of making false statements & representations. Plead not guilty.
Additional indicted &
charged (7/27/23) with 1 count of willful retention of defense information & 2 counts of obstruction. Plead not guilty in filing of waiver of non appearance & released on own recognizance with no monetary bond (Personal Surety Bond) & no travel restrictions (8/4/23). Southern District of Florida (Miami) Federal Court
Count 1-31: Willful retention of National Defense info, Count 32: Conspiracy to obstruct justice, Count 33: Withholding a document or record, Count 34: Corruptly concealing a document or record, Count 35: Concealing a document in a Federal investigation, Count 36: Scheme to conceal & Count 37: False statements & representations.
Co-Conspirator *Waltine Nauta (41 or 42) indicted (6/8/23) &
charged (6/13/23) on 6 charges stemming from special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents probe, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheming to conceal & making false statements to federal agents. Plead not guilty.
Additional indicted &
charged (7/27/23) with 2 counts of obstruction of justice. No plea entered & released on his own recognizance with no monetary bond (Person Surety Bond). Southern District of Florida (Miami) Federal Court
Count 32: Conspiracy to obstruct justice, Count 33: Withholding a document or record, Count 34: Corruptly concealing a document or record, Count 35: Concealing a document in a Federal investigation, Count 36: Scheme to conceal & Count 38: False statements & representations.
Co-Conspirator *Carlos de Oliveira (56) has also been indicted &
charged (7/27/23) with 1 count each of obstruction of justice, concealing records & documents & 1 count of making false statements to FBI. He is alleged to have asked what could be done to delete the footage. Plead not guilty (8/15/23). $100K Surety bond-out on bond. Judge ruled that, in the meantime, De Oliveira must hand in his expired U.S. passport within 48 hours. Southern District of Florida (Miami) Federal Court
Mr. Nauta & Mr. de Oliveira conspired to delete footage from security cameras after the Dept. of Justice issued a subpoena asking for surveillance footage of the basement where it said confidential documents were held. In the court documents, Mr. de Oliveira is claimed to have texted another employee who was the director of information technology that "the boss" wanted the server deleted. The documents allege that Mr. de Oliveira later met with the employee in a small IT room, told him their conversation should remain private, then pressured the man into obliging his request after the employee told Mr. de Oliveira that he did not have the authority.
Indictment: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.3.0.pdf
Trial was set to begin on 5/20/24 with Jury Selection has been put on Hold. Govt’’s Proposed trial date 7/8/24. Defense’s Proposed trial date 8/12/84 (for Trump & De Oliveira). And Proposed trial date 9/9/24 (for Nauta). (trial expected to take 2 weeks). Trial will be on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays.
Judge Aileen Cannon presiding. Special Counsel Jack Smith. Defense attorneys for Trump are Todd Blanche, Christ Kise & Emil Bove, Nauta’s attorney Stanley Woodward & De Oliveira by Jack Irving.
Case & court info from 4/2/23 thru 5/7/24 reference post #513 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ice-june-2023-trial-may-2024-2.686530/page-26
5/7/24 Docket Update: Sealed hearings on Grand Jury matters on 5/8/24 @ 2pm, Resolution of pending seal requests on 5/20/24 & non-evidentiary hearing on defendant Nauta's Motion to Dismiss for Selective & Vindictive prosecution on 5/22/24 @ 10am, non-evidentiary hearing on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss indictment for insufficient pleading on 5/22/24 @ 1:30pm. Discovery status reports [Special Counsel; Consolidated defense] on 5/31/24, Defendants' Rule 16 Expert disclosures on 6/10/24, CIPA § 5 Notice as to all Defendants' on 6/17/24, non-Evidentiary earing on Motion to Dismiss Indictment based on unlawful appointment & funding of Special Counsel on 6/21/24 @ 9:30am., partial evidentiary gearing on Defendants’ Consolidated Motions to Compel Discovery & to define scope of Prosecution Team on 6/24-26/2024 @ 10am, Special Counsel’s Supplemental Expert Disclosures (if any) on 7/9/24 & Special Counsel’s CIPA § 6(a) Defense Reciprocal Discovery on 7/10/24.
5/8/24 Docket Update: [532] Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation & request to electronically receive Notices of electronic filing for Joshua Blackman by Amicus Curiae, Landmark Legal Foundation. Filing Fee $200. Receipt #3471. Responses due by 5/22/24. Proposed Order; Exhibit; Receipt. 5/8/24 Docket update: [533] Paperless Minute Entry for Sealed telephonic Status Conference/Hearing held before Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 5/8/24. The Court heard from the parties on various grand-jury-related matters. Sealed order to follow. Total time in court: 2 hours 5 minutes. Attorney Appearances: David Harbach, Julie Edelstein, Anne McNamara, Michael Thakur, J.P. Cooney, Jack Smith, Todd Blanche, Emil Bove, Lazaro Fields, Stanley Woodward, Sasha Dadan, Larry Donald Murrell, Jr. & John S. Irving. [534] Paperless ORDER: Finding no basis for continued sealing [See ECF No. 472], and in the absence of any objection from the parties during the 5/8/24 hearing [533], the Clerk is directed to UNSEAL ECF Nos. 117 & 119. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 5/8/24. [535] Notice of Compliance re [534] Order. (DE's [117] & [119] Unsealed) filed. Next Non-evidentiary hearing for Nauta on 5/22/24 @ 10am & non-evidentiary hearing @ 1:30pm on defendants’ motion to dismiss indictment.
5/9/24 Docket update: [536] Notice of Compliance of filing 523 Unredacted Motion to Suppress by Nauta re 492 Order, 516 Motion to Suppress Search Warrants filed by Nauta. [537] Notice of Compliance re filing 524 Unredacted Reply ISO Motion to Suppress by Nauta re 492 Order, 519 Reply to Response filed by Nauta, 516 Motion to Suppress Search Warrants filed by Nauta. [538] Paperless ORDER granting [532] Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, consents to designation & requests to electronically receive Notices of electronic filing for Attorney Joshua Blackman. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 5/9/2024. [540] ORDER following Hearing. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 5/9/24. Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira: (Per Order DE539) Status Report due by 5/20/24.
5/10/24 Docket update: [541] Paperless Order granting Motion for Leave to Be Excused from 5/22/24 hearing [540]. Mr. Irving is excused from attending the 5/22/24 motions hearing. Other counsel for Defendant De Oliveira must be present at the hearing. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 5/10/24.
5/15/24 Docket update: Docket entry 542 restricted/sealed until further notice. 5/16/24 Docket update: [543] Sealed document. 5/16/24 Docket update: [544] Paperless Order: The Court is in receipt of the Special Counsel's Sealed Notice [543], filed on 5/16/24. To properly consider the remaining sealing & redaction disputes to more effectively compare the parties' positions in light of the developments in the parties' proposed requests, the Special Counsel is directed to submit, on or before 3 pm on 5/17/24, his own set of red-box proposed redactions to the cited motions & exhibits. Signed by Aileen M. Cannon on 5/16/24. [545] Notion of filing by Trump re 539 Order.
5/17/24 Docket updates: [548] Unopposed Motion for Leave to be Excused from the 5/22/24 hearing by Trump. Responses due by 5/31/24. [549] Notice of Compliance by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira re [544] Order. [550] Paperless Order granting Defendant Trump's Unopposed Motion for Leave to be Excused from the 5/22/24 hearing [548]. Counsel for Defendant Trump must be present. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 5/17/24. [551] System Entry-Docket Entry 551 restricted/sealed until further notice.
5/19/24 Docket update: [552] Order Directing Public Docketing of Outstanding Undocketed Pretrial Motions & Resolving Related Motions [348] [384]. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 5/19/24.
5/20/24 Docket update: [555] Paperless Order denying [554] Motion for Leave to Appear as Amicus Curiae. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 5/20/24. 5/20/23 Docket update: [557] Status report regarding sealed matters by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira.
5/21/24 Docket update: [558] Paperless Order: The Court is in receipt of the Joint Status Report Regarding Sealed Filings 557. Upon review, the Clerk is directed to UNSEAL ECF Nos. 45, 48, 139, 140 & 141. On or before May 28, 2024, (1) Defendant Nauta shall publicly file Docket Entry 138 with redactions to names of potential witnesses, ancillary names & personal identifying information (PII); and (2) the Special Counsel shall publicly file Docket Entry 142 with redactions to witness names, ancillary names & PII. In docketing these filings, the parties shall clearly indicate in the docket text the corresponding sealed filing. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 5/21/24. [561] Motion to Dismiss [85] Indictment, based on Prosecutorial Misconduct & Due Process Violations by Trump. Responses due by 6/4/24 [Exhibits 1-15]. [562] Response in Opposition by USA as to rump re [561] Motion to Dismiss [85] Indictment, Based on Prosecutorial Misconduct & Due Process Violations Replies due by 5/28/24 [Exhibits 1 & 2]. [563] Reply to Response to Motion by Trump re [561] Motion to Dismiss [85] Indictment, Based on Prosecutorial Misconduct & Due Process Violations. [564] Motion of Compliance re [558] Order. (ECF Nos. 45, 48, 139, 140 & 141 Unsealed). [565] Speedy Trial Report Sixteenth Speedy Trial Report by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira. [566] Motion to Suppress Evidence and, Motion to Dismiss [85] Indictment, (Responses due by 6/4/24.) by Trump. [Exhibits 1-20] [567] Response in Opposition by USA as to Trump re [566] Motion to Suppress Evidence & Motion to Dismiss [85] Indictment, Replies due by 5/28/24 [Exhibits 1-5]. [568] Reply to Response to Motion by Trump re [566] Motion to Suppress Evidence & Motion to Dismiss [85] Indictment. [569] Notice of Filing by Trump re [552] Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief. [572] notice of Compliance by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira re [552] Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief.
