‘Wasting the court’s time’: Judge Cannon chastises prosecutors during hearing for Trump co-defendants
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida reprimanded federal prosecutors for “wasting the court’s time” by not raising arguments in required filings ahead of the hearing.
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon ultimately postponed a conflict-of-interest hearing for defendant Waltine Nauta, Trump’s valet who is represented by attorney Stanley Woodward.
Prosecutors on special counsel Jack Smith’s team raised fresh objections Thursday over whether Woodward should be allowed to question a key witness in the case. But Woodward told the judge that the prosecutors should have raised their arguments in court filings ahead of the hearing so...
