(Trends Wide) — Special counsel Jack Smith has begun presenting evidence in the Mar-a-Lago documents case to Donald Trump, according to a court filing released Wednesday that suggests investigators collected multiple recordings of the former president, not just audio, for the case. from an interview Trump gave in Bedminster for the upcoming Mark Meadows memoir.
In the filing, prosecutors used the plural “interviews” to describe recordings of Trump, made with his consent, obtained by the special counsel that were released to his defense team. It’s unclear what the additional recordings may be about or how relevant they will be to the Justice Department’s case against the former president, though the recordings include the Bedminster tape of Trump discussing a secret military document to a writer and others, prosecutors said. in the presentation.
The prosecutors’ update to the court on Wednesday night marks another swift step toward trial, which the Justice Department has said should happen quickly, and captures at least some of the scope of evidence investigators obtained to build their case. Historic case against Trump.
The first production batch of discovery, made up of unclassified materials, includes transcripts of witness testimony in front of grand juries in Washington and Florida who were investigating Trump’s mishandling of White House government documents. It also includes materials collected through subpoenas and search warrants; memos detailing other witness interviews given through mid-May in the investigation; and copies of surveillance images that investigators obtained in the investigation.
The first batch of evidence, provided Wednesday, “includes the testimony of the grand jury who will testify for the government at trial in this case,” the special counsel’s office wrote.
“The defense attorney may contact the government to arrange for inspection of unclassified items seized at Mar-a-Lago on August 8, 2022,” the document says.
The new filing indicates that Trump’s co-defendant, Walt Nauta, has not yet received the evidence, but Smith’s team said they will provide it immediately once an attorney appears for him in the case. Nauta is scheduled to be processed next Tuesday.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges Smith brought against him, which include charges of willful withholding of national defense information, as well as charges stemming from the alleged obstruction of the investigation.
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(Trends Wide) — Special counsel Jack Smith has begun presenting evidence in the Mar-a-Lago documents case to Donald Trump, according to a court filing released Wednesday that suggests investigators collected multiple recordings of the former president, not just audio, for the case. from an interview Trump gave in Bedminster for the upcoming Mark Meadows memoir.
In the filing, prosecutors used the plural “interviews” to describe recordings of Trump, made with his consent, obtained by the special counsel that were released to his defense team. It’s unclear what the additional recordings may be about or how relevant they will be to the Justice Department’s case against the former president, though the recordings include the Bedminster tape of Trump discussing a secret military document to a writer and others, prosecutors said. in the presentation.
The prosecutors’ update to the court on Wednesday night marks another swift step toward trial, which the Justice Department has said should happen quickly, and captures at least some of the scope of evidence investigators obtained to build their case. Historic case against Trump.
The first production batch of discovery, made up of unclassified materials, includes transcripts of witness testimony in front of grand juries in Washington and Florida who were investigating Trump’s mishandling of White House government documents. It also includes materials collected through subpoenas and search warrants; memos detailing other witness interviews given through mid-May in the investigation; and copies of surveillance images that investigators obtained in the investigation.
The first batch of evidence, provided Wednesday, “includes the testimony of the grand jury who will testify for the government at trial in this case,” the special counsel’s office wrote.
“The defense attorney may contact the government to arrange for inspection of unclassified items seized at Mar-a-Lago on August 8, 2022,” the document says.
The new filing indicates that Trump’s co-defendant, Walt Nauta, has not yet received the evidence, but Smith’s team said they will provide it immediately once an attorney appears for him in the case. Nauta is scheduled to be processed next Tuesday.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges Smith brought against him, which include charges of willful withholding of national defense information, as well as charges stemming from the alleged obstruction of the investigation.
