Trump lawyers and prosecutors spar over evidence in classified documents case
Time:2024-05-22 11:29:48 Source:worldViews(143)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against him to block prosecutors from using as evidence the boxes of records that FBI agents seized during a search of the former president’s Florida property nearly two years ago, according to a motion unsealed Tuesday.
The defense lawyers asserted in the motion that the August 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida was unconstitutional and “illegal” and the FBI affidavit filed in justification of it was tainted by misrepresentations.
Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s office, which brought the case, rejected each of those accusations and defended the investigative approach as “measured” and “graduated.” They said the search warrant was obtained after investigators obtained surveillance video showing what they said was a concerted effort to conceal the boxes of classified documents inside the property.
Previous:Germany and Real Madrid great Toni Kroos to retire after Euro 2024
Next:Election 2024: Biden and the Democrats raised far less in April than Trump and the GOP
You may also like
- Trump lawyers and prosecutors spar over evidence in classified documents case
- How the OJ Simpson saga became a unique American moment
- Jill Biden calls Trump a 'bully' who is 'dangerous' to LGBTQ people
- California man sentenced to 40 years to life for fatal freeway shooting of 6
- Garcia, Winker go deep as Nats end slide, beat struggling Twins 12
- Tennessee governor signs bill requiring local officers to aid US immigration authorities
- Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users
- Arizona revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. A look at the issue in other states
- Amy Robach says she never got an engagement ring from ex