A federal judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump postponed a hearing after reprimanding the prosecutorial team.
The judge scolded a Justice Department attorney for wasting time with an unnecessary legal argument.
The hearing was supposed to address conflicts of interest between Trump’s co-defendants and their attorneys. (Trending: Kamala Harris Serves Up Another Dish of Her ‘Signature Word Salad’)
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One defendant, Carlos De Oliveira, had no issues with his attorney, but the other defendant, Walt Nauta, had concerns about his lawyer’s potential conflicts.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon “postponed a hearing on whether one of Mr. Trump’s co-defendants understood that his lawyer might have conflicts of interest.”
Justice Department attorney David Harbach was scolded for “wasting the court’s time” with an unnecessary legal argument.
“At issue was a request by Mr. Smith’s team that Judge Cannon hold a hearing to make sure that Mr. Trump’s co-defendants — both of whom are employed by him — understood that their lawyers, who are being paid by a political action committee affiliated with the former president and who have represented witnesses in the case, had possible conflicts,” the report found. (Trending: Democrat’s Disturbing Ties to Terrorism Exposed)
“In the case of one co-defendant, Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s private club and residence, the hearing proceeded largely without incident. Mr. De Oliveira’s lawyer, John Irving, had represented three witnesses in the case,” the report added.
Cannon rebuked government prosecutor Harbach for being too vague in his request.
The judge ruled that a fair hearing was not possible under the current circumstances and postponed the matter.
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