Staff Reports
Another day, another witch hunt. Lawyers representing Donald Trump are making sure the doors of justice don’t become revolving ones, insisting the evidence parade must end. Their latest move? They’re asking a judge to bar prosecutors from using evidence snatched up during an FBI raid on Trump’s Florida estate. The star of this show? Recordings made by a turncoat former attorney. Trump’s legal eagles argue that the whole search was dodgier than a three-dollar bill.
The courtroom drama comes after three days of legal pillow fights where prosecutors and the defense have bickered over whether special counsel Jack Smith’s team had the right to even bring the case. Of course, they also argued whether Trump’s tweets endanger FBI agents, as if mean tweets are the most pressing national security threat these days.
Trump lawyers in classified documents case will ask the judge to suppress evidence from prosecutors. https://t.co/1xCsSsUkR7
— WBRC FOX6 News (@WBRCnews) June 25, 2024
At the heart of Tuesday’s legal showdown is a request to suppress the motherlode of boxes seized from Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 during an FBI field trip. Trump’s team is crying foul over the search warrant, claiming it was more misleading than a politician on election day. They demand what’s known as a Franks hearing to prove their point and keep those records away from the prosecution’s grubby hands.
Prosecutors, predictably, are standing by their warrant like it’s the Magna Carta, arguing it was as clear as day and approved by a judge using “common sense.” Well, common sense isn’t exactly common in Washington these days, is it?
Two rounds of arguments are set for Tuesday: a secret hearing in the morning, followed by a public showdown in the afternoon. Trump won’t be required to grace the courtroom with his presence. The former president faces a lineup of felony counts accusing him of hoarding classified documents like a squirrel preparing for winter—documents, by the way, that he insists are his rightful property.
And let’s not forget the prosecutorial gymnastics over supposed voice recordings made by one of Trump’s ex-lawyers, M. Evan Corcoran. The prosecutors are trying to shimmy past the thick walls of attorney-client privilege by invoking the crime-fraud doctrine. If successful, this stunt could force Corcoran to spill the beans against Trump, further poisoning the legal well.
On Monday, Judge Cannon looked as skeptical as anyone would be told that the sun won’t rise tomorrow when prosecutors asked to gag Trump, pretending his comments are an imminent threat to national security. Cannon’s handling of the case has drawn the ire of those who’d love nothing more than to see Trump in an orange jumpsuit before the November elections. But with all the legal wrangling and delays, a pre-election trial is just a liberal pipe dream.
So, buckle up. This is Florida, where courtroom drama meets high-stakes politics. And as always, the circus continues.
