In a case involving special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election allegations against former President Donald Trump, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted Trump’s request to restrict both sides from filing substantive pretrial motions without court permission.
However, she denied Trump’s motion for prosecutors to show cause for contempt.
The clash arose from alleged violations of a court order pausing proceedings during an appeal.
“The Government has not violated — and never intentionally would violate — an order of the Court, and the defendant’s recycled allegations of partisanship and prosecutorial misconduct remain baseless,” Smith’s team wrote.
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The trial is currently set for March 4, pending resolution of the presidential immunity issue.
Prosecutors plan to “comply with its continuing discovery obligations and to voluntarily satisfy the remaining deadlines.”
Chutkan’s ruling clarified the process for filing substantive motions during the appeal.
“This measure is an addition to the Stay Order, aimed to further advance its purposes, and does not reflect a determination that the Government has violated any of its clear and unambiguous terms or acted in bad faith,” Chutkan wrote.
Trump faces multiple criminal cases and civil litigation, maintaining his denial of any wrongdoing and alleging politically motivated prosecution.
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