For weeks, former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith have been locked in a tense courtroom fight over what information will be divulged to a jury at his eventual trial over alleged retention of classified records.
Trump’s first of two federal criminal indictments levied by Smith charges him with 40 counts related to mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate and for attempting to obstruct the government’s investigation and efforts to retrieve the records. A tentative trial has been set for May 20 but could be delayed due to Trump’s expected motions to dismiss the case, coupled with conflicting legal proceedings over three separate indictments.
Smith has stressed that the law favors “the public’s right to a speedy trial.” In December, he sought to have a jury questionnaire procured by
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