Trump Says Jack Smith Argument ‘Untethered to Reality’

Attorneys Todd Blanche and Christopher Kise representing President Donald Trump pushed back on prosecutors’ argument to go ahead with deadlines in the classified documents case while the former president is tied up with his New York court proceedings for the next six to eight weeks, in a court filing on April 18.

Special counsel Jack Smith is prosecuting President Trump in two cases, one of which has been stalled and the other likely to follow.

In Florida, he has charged President Trump with 40 counts related to mishandling classified documents, and the parties have been litigating over access to classified information for months.

With the New York criminal case underway, President Trump will be required in New York at least four days a week to attend trial.

The special counsel argued a delay in pretrial proceedings in Florida would prejudice the government.

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