Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked for “attorneys’-eyes-only access” to prosecutors’ filings that seek to replace or even delete classified information from discovery in his federal classified documents case.
His lawyers argued that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon reject special counsel Jack Smith’s handling of classified materials in the case, coming after the rule sided with the defense against Mr. Smith’s team earlier this month. The judge on Monday unsealed certain documents after prosecutors warned that forthcoming evidence under the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) will include “highly sensitive classified information” in the case.
“Given the security clearances that have been extended to President Trump and counsel, and the volume of classified discovery produced to date, there is no case-specific reason for ex parte proceedings,” said the Trump court filing on Wednesday….
