by Kyle Becker
Judge Aileen Cannon is sending a message to Special Counsel Jack Smith: She is not going to be fooled by the legal chicanery.
In legal documents submitted to the court, the Special Counsel raised concerns about “potential conflicts of interests that may arise from attorney Stanley Woodward, Jr.’s prior and current representation of three individuals the Government may call to testify at the trial of his client Waltine Nauta.”
In addition, the Special Counsel sought permission to file a “supplement” under seal, containing further information aimed at aiding the court’s inquiry. The supplement, according to the Special Counsel, needed to be kept from public view “to comport with grand jury secrecy.” However, the court found the motion and supplement did not meet the necessary legal or factual thresholds to warrant sealing.
As a result, the Special Counsel’s motion to file under seal was denied. The court also directed the clerk to remove sealed entries 95 and 96 from the docket.
The court has instructed Waltine Nauta to file a response to the motion for a Garcia hearing by August 17, 2023. The response should address, among other things, the legal propriety of using an out-of-district grand jury proceeding to further investigate or to request post-indictment hearings on matters pertinent to the currently indicted issue in this district.
The Special Counsel is to respond to Nauta’s argument in a Reply in Support of the Motion, due by August 22, 2023. Other defendants in the case have the option, but not the obligation, to file their own briefs concerning the grand jury issue by August 17, 2023, which can be submitted either collectively or individually.
The court issued this order from chambers in Fort Pierce, Florida, on August 7, 2023.
Journalist Julie Kelly provided her commentary on the legal development.
Cannon also won't tolerate DOJs nonstop requests for secrecy. She already denied a govt motion asking to keep names of 80+ witnesses under seal. pic.twitter.com/3BIZLcNOUe
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) August 7, 2023
Judge CANNON comes out swinging at special counsel this morning, striking two of prosecutors' sealed filings and demanding an explanation of "the legal propriety of using an out-of-district grand jury proceeding to continue to investigate" the docs case https://t.co/jawTpEvPWq pic.twitter.com/OciEt2vJql
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 7, 2023
Yeah, even when they come right out and say the obvious (idiot Biden is so stupid, he does this often), you aren’t supposed to believe they are following a fascist playbook.
This case should simply be thrown out. As was the habit of many judges with election fraud cases before them, just refuse to see any of the evidence and throw the case out as frivolous.
The “evidence” was considered. It wasn’t credible enough to be admissible in a courtroom. In some cases there weren’t even specific allegations made for consideration. Giuliani, for example, declined to repeat under oath in a courtroom claims that he had made again and again in public.
Fact check: Courts have dismissed multiple lawsuits of alleged electoral fraud presented by Trump campaign
It WASN’T considered. The cases were rejected for weak, cowardly reasons so they WOULDN’T have the evidence heard in court. STATE FARM ARENA still stands out as the first major incident of election fraud which you nor anyone else can explain.
2/3rds of the cases heard are won by Trump.
There is no case relative to the documents at Mar-A-Lago. Jackass smith should be disbarred.