"Judge Cannon's Rulings Shape Trump's Classified Documents Case"

Special Counsel Jack Smith is gaining victories in the courtroom of Judge Aileen Cannon, with a ruling that President Trump's co-defendants cannot view classified documents and a denial of Trump's request for a pretrial deadline delay. The judge found that the charges against the co-defendants do not require proof of willfully retaining documents related to national defense. Smith is also seeking a reconsideration of the order to unseal potential witnesses' identities. The high-stakes litigation is set to commence with arguments for the May 20 trial date, which Trump has requested to delay indefinitely.