Judge Aileen Cannon grants hearing on potential attorney-client privilege breach, denies challenge of search warrant in Trump's classified documents case.

Judge Aileen Cannon granted a defense request for a hearing on whether prosecutors improperly breached attorney-client privilege when obtaining evidence from an ex-lawyer of former President Trump in the classified documents case. However, she denied a separate request for a hearing to challenge the Justice Department's use of false and misleading information to secure a search warrant for Trump's Florida estate in 2020. The rulings result in further delays for the already postponed criminal case.

June 27, 2024
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