by Norman L. Eisen, Ryan Goodman, Siven Watt and Francois Barrilleaux
April 26, 2024
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Relevant Court Proceedings
United States v. Trump Case No. 9:23-cr-80101
Charging Instruments and Arraignment
- Trump waiver of appearance at arraignment, and entry of not guilty plea (Aug. 4, 2023)
- Superseding Indictment charging a third defendant, Carlos De Oliveira, with four counts, and adding three counts against Trump and two counts against Nauta (July 27, 2023)
- Government notice of superseding indictment (July 27, 2023)
- Minute order for Nauta initial appearance and arraignment (July 6, 2023)
- Full transcript of Trump arraignment (June 14, 2023)
- Minute order for Trump initial appearance and arraignment (June 13, 2023)
- Order denying press coalition motion (June 12, 2023)
- Press coalition motion to intervene and unseal Trump indictment (June 9, 2023)
- Order granting motion to unseal case (June 9, 2023)
- Government motion to unseal indictment (June 9, 2023)
- Order granting government motion to seal indictment, judicial summonses, and related paperwork (June 8, 2023)
- Government motion to seal indictment, judicial summonses, related paperwork, and any resulting order until Trump appeared in court (June 8, 2023)
- Indictment of Donald Trump and Waltine Nauta (June 8, 2023)
Pretrial Motions (including motions to dismiss)
Appointment and Funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (Trump)
- Trump reply in support of motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (March 24, 2024)
- Government opposition to Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (March 7, 2024)
- Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (Feb. 22, 2024)
- Government response to Seth Barrett Tillman and Landmark Legal Foundation amicus curiae brief in support of Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (April 4, 2024)
- Seth Barrett Tillman and Landmark Legal Foundation amicus curiae brief in support of Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (March 13, 2024) [e-filed March 21]
- Paperless order granting Tillman and Landmark Legal Foundation motion leave file amicus brief supporting MTD on unlawful appointment + funding Jack Smith (March 21, 2024)
- Seth Barrett Tillman and Landmark Legal Foundation motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief in support of Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (March 13, 2024) [e-filed March 21]
- Paperless order granting constitutional lawyers, former government officials, and state democracy defenders motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief in opposition to Trump motion to dismiss based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (April 3, 2024)
- Constitutional lawyers, former government officials, and state democracy defenders motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief in opposition to Trump motion to dismiss based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (and exhibited brief) (April 1, 2024) [e-filed April 3]
- Government response to Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III et al. amicus curiae brief in support of Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (March 15, 2024)
- Paperless order granting motion for leave to file amicus briefs in support of dismissing the superseding indictment based on the PRA and the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Jack Smith (March 6, 2024)
- Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III et al. motion for leave to participate in the case as amicus curiae, and to file a brief in support of Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Jack Smith, and brief and proposed order (March 5, 2024)
Presidential Immunity (Trump)
- Trump reply in support of motion to dismiss counts 1-32 of based on Presidential Immunity (March 24, 2024)
- Government opposition to Trump motion to dismiss counts 1-32 of based on Presidential Immunity (March 7, 2024)
- Trump motion to dismiss counts 1-32 based on Presidential Immunity (Feb. 22, 2024)
Selective and Vindictive Prosecution (Trump)
- Trump notice of submitting to the court his reply in support of motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on selective and vindictive prosecution (March 24, 2024)
- Government opposition to Trump undocketed motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on selection and vindictive prosecution (March 7, 2024)
- De Oliveira notice of joining and adopting, inter alia, Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on selective and vindictive prosecution (Feb. 23, 2024)
- Trump notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on selective and vindictive prosecution (Feb. 22, 2024)
Prosecutorial Misconduct and Due Process Violations (Trump)
- Trump notice of submitting to the court his reply in support of motion to dismiss/suppress based on prosecutorial misconduct and due process violations (March 24, 2024)
- Government notice of submitting to the court its opposition to Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on prosecutorial misconduct and due process violations (March 7, 2024)
- De Oliveira notice of joining and adopting, inter alia, Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on prosecutorial misconduct and due process violations (Feb. 23, 2024)
- Trump notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a motion to dismiss the superseding indictment, and in the alternative to suppress the “15 Boxes,” based on prosecutorial misconduct resulting in due process violations, impermissible pre-indictment delay, and grand jury abuses (Feb. 22, 2024)
Attorney-Client Privilege (Trump)
- Government notice of submitting, inter alia, proposed “red box” redactions to Exhibits 15-19 to Trump undocketed motion to (a) suppress evidence seized during the raid at Mar-a-Lago and obtained in violation of attorney-client privilege, and (b) dismiss based on prejudice from this privilege violation (March 25, 2024)
- Trump notice of filing, inter alia, reply brief (not yet docketed) to his motion to (a) suppress evidence seized during the raid at Mar-a-Lago and obtained in violation of attorney-client privilege, and (b) dismiss based on prejudice from this privilege violation (March 24, 2024)
- Government notice of submitting to the court its opposition to Trump motion to (a) suppress evidence seized during the raid at Mar-a-Lago and obtained in violation of attorney-client privilege, and (b) dismiss based on prejudice from this privilege violation (March 7, 2024)
- Trump notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a motion to (a) suppress evidence seized during the raid at Mar-a-Lago and obtained in violation of attorney-client privilege, and (b) dismiss based on prejudice from this privilege violation (Feb. 22, 2024)
Presidential Records Act (Trump)
- Order denying Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the Presidential Records Act (April 4, 2024)
- Trump reply in support of motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on Presidential Records Act (March 13, 2024)
- Government opposition to Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on Presidential Records Act (March 7, 2024)
- Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on Presidential Records Act (and exhibit) (Feb. 22, 2024)
- Government response to America First Legal Foundation amicus curiae brief in support of Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the Presidential Records Act, and exhibited brief (March 13, 2024)
- Paperless order granting motion for leave to file amicus briefs in support of dismissing the superseding indictment based on the PRA and the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Jack Smith (March 6, 2024)
- America First Legal Foundation motion for leave to participate in the case as amicus curiae, and to file a brief in support of Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the Presidential Records Act, and exhibited brief (March 1, 2024)
- Nauta notice of joining and adopting Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the Presidential Records Act (March 15, 2024)
Unconstitutional Vagueness (Trump)
- Order denying without prejudice Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on unconstitutional vagueness (March 14, 2024)
- Trump reply in support of motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on unconstitutional vagueness (March 13, 2024)
- Government opposition to Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on unconstitutional vagueness (March 7, 2024)
- Trump motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on unconstitutional vagueness (Feb. 22, 2024)=
Failure to State an Offense/ Pleading deficiencies
- Nauta notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a motion to dismiss the superseding indictment for failure to state an offense and related pleading deficiencies (March 1, 2024)
- Defendants motion to dismiss the superseding indictment for failure to state an offense and related pleading deficiencies (Feb. 28, 2024)
- De Oliveira notice of joining and adopting, inter alia, Nauta motion to dismiss the superseding indictment per Fed. R. Crim. P.12 (Feb. 23, 2024)
Unconstitutional Vagueness/ Rule of Lenity (Nauta)
- Order denying, inter alia, Nauta motion to dismiss counts 33, 34, 35, 40 and 41 superseding indictment based on unconstitutional vagueness or the rule of lenity (April 19, 2024)
- Nauta reply in support of his motion to dismiss counts 33, 34, 35, 40 and 41 superseding indictment based on unconstitutional vagueness or the rule of lenity (March 24, 2024) [entered April 11]
- Nauta motion to dismiss counts 33, 34, 35, 40 and 41 superseding indictment based on unconstitutional vagueness or the rule of lenity (April 11, 2024)
- Nauta notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a reply in support of his motion to dismiss counts 33, 34, 35, 40 and 41 of the superseding indictment as unconstitutionally vague (March 25, 2024)
- Nauta notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a motion to dismiss counts 33, 34, 35, 40 and 41 of the superseding indictment as unconstitutionally vague (March 1, 2024)
- De Oliveira notice of joining and adopting, inter alia, Nauta motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on unconstitutional vagueness (Feb. 23, 2024)
Bill of Particulars (Nauta)
- Order denying, inter alia, Nauta motion for a bill of particulars (April 18, 2024)
- Nauta reply in support of his motion for a bill of particulars (March 24, 2024) [entered April 11]
- Nauta motion for a bill of particulars (April 11, 2024)
- Nauta notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a reply in support of his motion for bill of particulars (March 25, 2024)
- Nauta notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a motion for bill of particulars (March 1, 2024)
- De Oliveira notice of joining and adopting, inter alia, Nauta motion for bill of particulars (Feb. 23, 2024)
Selective and Vindictive Prosecution (Nauta)
- Paperless order granting government conditional motion for leave to file surreply to Nauta reply in support of his motion to dismiss for vindictive and selective prosecution (April 11, 2024)
- Government reply to Nauta response to government conditional motion for leave to file surreply to Nauta reply in support of his motion to dismiss for vindictive and selective prosecution (April 11, 2024)
- Nauta response to government conditional motion for leave to file surreply to Nauta reply in support of his motion to dismiss for vindictive and selective prosecution (April 10, 2024)
- Government conditional motion for leave to file surreply to Nauta reply in support of his motion to dismiss for vindictive and selective prosecution (March 27, 2024)
- Nauta notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a reply in support of his motion to dismiss the superseding indictment for selective and vindictive prosecution (March 25, 2024)
- Nauta notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a motion to dismiss the superseding indictment for selective and vindictive prosecution (March 1, 2024)
Suppress Evidence, Return Property, Evidentiary/Franks Hearing (Nauta)
- Nauta notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a reply in support of his motion to suppress evidence and return of property and request for evidentiary hearing and Franks hearing (March 25, 2024)
- Nauta notice of submitting to the court, inter alia, a motion to suppress evidence and return of property and request for evidentiary hearing and Franks hearing (March 1, 2024)
Motion to Dismiss/for Bill of Particulars (De Oliveira)
- Order denying, inter alia, De Oliveira motion to dismiss the superseding indictment or, in the alternative, for a bill of particulars (April 18, 2024)
- De Oliveira reply in support of motion to dismiss the superseding indictment or, in the alternative, for a bill of particulars (March 24, 2024)
- Government reply in opposition to De Oliveira motion to dismiss the superseding indictment or, in the alternative, for a bill of particulars (March 7, 2024)
- De Oliveira motion to dismiss the superseding indictment or, in the alternative, for a bill of particulars (Feb. 22, 2024)
Redacting/Sealing Pretrial Motions
- Government third motion to redact certain portions of two of the reply briefs Nauta submitted to the Court on March 24 (March 29, 2024)
- Government second motion to redact and/or seal certain information in three of its oppositions to defendants motions to dismiss and suppress (and exhibited summary chart) (March. 7, 2024)
- Government opposition to Trump and Nauta motions for evidentiary hearings regarding some of their pretrial motions (March 7, 2024)
- Paperless order granting government motion for leave follow the court’s Feb. 20 paperless order on filing procedures when filing four of its responses to defendants pretrial motions (March 5, 2024)
- Government unopposed motion for leave follow the court’s Feb. 20 paperless order on filing procedures when filing four of its response to defendants pretrial motions (March 5, 2024)
- Defendants response to government motion requesting redactions and/or sealing of certain information in the defendants pretrial motions and exhibits not yet publicly filed (Feb. 29, 2024)
- Corrected government motion requesting redactions and/or sealing of certain information in the defendants pretrial motions and exhibits not yet publicly filed (Feb. 28, 2024)
- Exhibit to government corrected motion requesting redactions and/or sealing of certain information in the defendants pretrial motions and exhibits not yet publicly filed (Feb. 28, 2024)
- Paperless order granting government unopposed motion for leave to file out of time a corrected version of its erroneous Feb. 28 filing on its request to redact and/or seal certain information in the defendants pretrial motions and exhibits not yet publicly filed (Feb. 28, 2024)
- Government unopposed motion for leave to file out of time a corrected version of its erroneous Feb. 28 filing on its request to redact and/or seal certain information in the defendants pretrial motions and exhibits not yet publicly filed (Feb. 28, 2024)
- Government erroneous filing on its request to redact and/or seal certain information in the defendants pretrial motions and exhibits not yet publicly filed (Feb. 27, 2024) [e-filed Feb. 28]
- Exhibit to government erroneous filing on its motion requesting redactions and/or sealing of certain information in the defendants pretrial motions and exhibits not yet publicly filed (Feb. 27, 2024) [e-filed Feb. 28]
- Defendants motion for leave to file under seal and with limited redactions certain pretrial motions and exhibits not yet publicly filed (Feb. 27, 2024)
- Trump notice of pretrial motions submitted to the court (only) and filed publicly and request for pretrial disclosures and evidentiary hearings (Feb. 22, 2024)
- Paperless order on Trump motion for leave to file consolidated brief in support of pretrial motions (Feb. 20, 2024)
- Trump motion for leave to file consolidated brief of pretrial motions—unreacted with the court and with redactions publicly, in compliance with Judge Cannon protective order (Feb. 20, 2024)
Extension of Pretrial Motions deadlines
- Paperless order granting defendants motion to file replies to pretrial motion by March 24, with the exception of replies in support of Trump motion to dismiss based on unconstitutional vagueness and Trump and Nauta motion to dismiss based on the President Records Act (March 11, 2024)
- Defendants reply in support of motion to extend deadlines for replies in support of pretrial motions, with the exception of Trump motion to dismiss based on unconstitutional vagueness and Trump and Nauta motion to dismiss based on the President Records Act (March 11, 2024)
- Government opposition to defendants motion to extend deadlines for replies in support of pretrial motions, with the exception of Trump motion to dismiss based on unconstitutional vagueness and Trump and Nauta motion to dismiss based on the President Records Act (March 11, 2024)
- Defendants motion to extend deadlines for replies in support of pretrial motions, with the exception of Trump motion to dismiss based on unconstitutional vagueness and Trump and Nauta motion to dismiss based on the President Records Act (March 11, 2024)
Other Related Pretrial Motions Filings
- Government notice of submitting, inter alia, sealed order entered by D.C. District Judge Chutkan transferring to the Florida court, pursuant to Rule 6(e)(3)(G), “resolution of public disclosure of certain pleadings and other materials arising out of a grand jury matter in the District of Columbia,” (March 25, 2024)
- Paperless order denying leave to file amicus curiae brief in support of dismissing the indictment on “the ground that it was not lawfully drawn, summoned, or selected” (March 12, 2024)
Voir Dire, Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms
- Trump response to order requiring preliminary proposed jury instructions and verdict forms on counts 1-32 (and exhibits & proposed verdict form) (April 2, 2024)
- Government response to order requiring preliminary proposed jury instructions and verdict forms on counts 1-32 (and proposed verdict form) (April 2, 2024)
- Order requiring preliminary proposed jury instruction and verdict forms on counts 1-32 only (March 18, 2024)
- Joint proposed instructions for jury questionnaire (Feb. 28, 2024)
- Joint motion on proposed written jury questionnaire (Feb. 28, 2024)
- Paperless order granting in part government motion for written jury questionnaire, setting Feb. 28 deadline for joint proposed jury questionnaire filing for court consideration (Dec. 22, 2023)
Scheduling
- Trump reply in support of motion for an adjournment of the May 9, 2024 deadlines for defendants Rule 16 expert disclosures and CIPA Section 5 notice (April 18, 2024)
- Government response to motion for an adjournment of the May 9, 2024 deadlines for defendants Rule 16 expert disclosures and CIPA Section 5 notice (April 14, 2024)
- Trump motion for an adjournment of the May 9, 2024 deadlines for defendants Rule 16 expert disclosures and CIPA Section 5 notice (April 13, 2024)
- Trump notice of scheduling change to his New York trial date (March 18, 2024
- Paperless minute entry regarding March 1 scheduling conference (March 4, 2024)
- Government proposed schedule for going forward, with trial start date on July 8, 2024 (Feb. 29, 2024)
- Defendants proposed schedule for going forward, with trial start date on Aug. 12, 2024 for Trump and De Oliviera, and Sept. 9, 2024 for Nauta (Feb. 29, 2024)
- Order in anticipation of March 1 scheduling conference and hearing, setting timetable and matters to be discussed (Feb. 27, 2024)
- Paperless order scheduling conference on March 1 for 10 AM (Feb. 23, 2024)
- Paperless order denying defendants motion to adjourn pretrial motions, but leaving open the possibility of further motions that could not reasonably have been filed prior to resolution of defendants motion to compel (Feb. 15, 2024)
- Updated scheduling order on ex parte CIPA hearings for Feb. 12-13 (Feb. 5, 2024)
- Order granting in part defendants motions to continue pretrial deadlines and denying without prejudice motion to adjourn trial, and resetting pretrial scheduling (Nov. 10, 2023)
- Paperless minute entry for November 1 hearing on the defendants motions to revise schedule and extend deadlines, and temporarily staying all pretrial dates pending order to follow (Nov. 3, 2023)
- Paperless notice scheduling Nov. 1 hearing on Trump motions for revised schedules for motions to compel and CIPA Section 4 litigation, and staying Oct. 20 deadlines (Oct. 19, 2023)
- Government opposition to defendants Oct. 15 motion to extend Oct. 20 deadline for discovery requests and motions to compel (Oct. 16, 2023)
- Defendants motion to extend Oct. 20 deadline for discovery requests and motions to compel (Oct. 15, 2023)
- Trump reply in support of motion for adjournment of the trial date (Oct. 11, 2023)
- Trump notice to court regarding scheduling conflicts with D.C. federal indictment of Trump (Aug. 17, 2023)
- Order granting in part government motion to continue trial and resetting deadlines (trial set for May 20, 2024) (July 21, 2023)
- Government reply in support of its motion for continuance and proposed revised scheduling order (July 13, 2023)
- Trump and Nauta response in opposition to government motion for continuance and proposed revised scheduling order (July 10, 2023)
- Government motion for continuance and proposed revised scheduling order (June 23, 2023)
- Order setting trial date and establishing pretrial instructions and sentencing procedures (June 20, 2023)
- Order granting in part defendants motion to continue pre-trial deadlines and denying without prejudice motion to adjourn (Nov. 10, 2023)
Discovery and Motions to Compel
- Defendants supplement to their reply in support of their joint motion to compel (April 23, 2024)
- Government response in opposition to defendants Jan. 16 motion to compel (less redacted) (and unsealed, less redacted exhibits) (Feb. 2, 2024) [entered April 22]
- Defendants consolidated motion to compel discovery and exhibits (less redacted version) (and unsealed, less redacted exhibits) (Jan. 16, 2024) [entered April 22]
- Government surreply in opposition to defendants motion to compel discovery (Feb. 26, 2024)
- Defendants reply in support of their Jan. 19 motion to compel (Feb. 9, 2024)
- Government response in opposition to defendants Jan. 16 motion to compel (Feb. 2, 2024)
- Notice of filing under seal a classified supplement of motion to compel discovery (Jan. 17, 2024)
- Defendants redacted consolidated motion to compel discovery and exhibits (and exhibits, some sealed and others redacted) (Jan. 16, 2024)
- Paperless order granting in part government motion for leave to file surreply to defendants Feb. 9 reply in support of their motion to compel, setting Feb. 26 deadline for surreply (Feb. 20, 2024)
- Defendants response to government motion for leave to file a surreply to defendants Feb. 9 reply in support of their motion to compel (Feb. 20, 2024)
- Government response to defendants motion for leave to disclose certain discovery in their supplement to their Feb. 9 reply in support of their motion to compel, or in the alternative to file under seal (Feb. 16, 2024)
- Defendants motion for leave to disclose certain discovery in their supplement to their Feb. 9 reply in support of their motion to compel, or in the alternative to file under seal and (proposed order) (Feb. 15, 2024)
- Paperless order directing defense responses by Feb. 20 to government motion for leave to file a surreply to defendants Feb. 9 reply in support of their motion to compel (Feb. 15, 2024)
- Corrected government conditional motion for leave to file a surreply to defendants Feb. 9 reply in support of their motion to compel (Feb. 12, 2024)
- Order on sealing requests associated with defendants’ motions to compel discovery and related filings (April 9, 2024)
- Government reply in support of its motion for reconsideration of orders denying its request to seal or redact certain material (Feb. 28, 2024)
- Trump response to government motion for reconsideration of orders denying government request to seal or redact certain material (Feb. 23, 2024)
- Paperless order redesignating ex parte sealed filing as sealed only, and directing government to transmit the exhibit in question to defendants by Feb. 10 (Feb. 9, 2024)
- Paperless order staying Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 orders pending resolution of motion for reconsideration, and ordering defendants to respond by Feb. 23 (Feb. 9, 2024)
- Government motion for reconsideration and stay regarding Court denying government request to seal or redact certain material (Feb. 8, 2024)
- Paperless order granting government motion to file exhibit ex parte and under seal (Feb. 8, 2024)
- Government motion for leave to file exhibit to upcoming motion for reconsideration ex parte and under seal (Feb. 7, 2024)
- Order granting in part government sealed motion for permission to file sealed and redacted documents (Feb. 7, 2024)
- Order granting in part defendants motion for temporary leave to file redacted motions (Feb. 6, 2024)
- Government opposition to the Press Coalition motion to intervene and unseal (Feb. 5, 2024)
- Trump and Nauta response to motion of the Press Coalition to intervene and unseal defendants motion to compel discovery and exhibits (Jan. 23, 2024)
- Motion of the Press Coalition to intervene and unseal defendants motion to compel discovery and exhibits (Jan. 22, 2024)
- Defendants reply to government response to defendants consolidated motion to compel discovery, requesting certain material to remain sealed (Jan. 22, 2024)
- Government response to defendants consolidated motion to compel discovery, requesting certain material to remain sealed (Jan. 18, 2024)
- Defendants motion for temporary leave to file redacted motions to compel (Jan. 16, 2024)
- Second joint discovery report, filed by the government alone (Jan. 9, 2024)
- First joint discovery report, filed by the government alone (Sept. 14, 2023)
- Government opposition to defendants Oct. 15 motion to extend Oct. 20 deadline for discovery requests and motions to compel (Oct. 16, 2023)
Speedy Trial Reports
- Government fourteenth speedy trial report (April 9, 2024)
- Government thirteenth speedy trial report (March 19, 2024)
- Government twelfth speedy trial report (Feb. 27, 2024)
- Government eleventh speedy trial report (Feb. 6, 2024)
- Government tenth speedy trial report (Jan. 16, 2024)
- Government ninth speedy trial report (Dec. 26, 2023)
- Government eighth speedy trial report (Dec. 5, 2023)
- Government seventh speedy trial report (Nov. 14, 2023)
- Government sixth speedy trial report (Oct. 24, 2023)
- Government fifth speedy trial report (Oct. 3, 2023)
- Government fourth speedy trial report regarding De Oliveira (Sept. 12, 2023)
- Government third speedy trial report (Aug. 22, 2023)
- Government second speedy trial report (Aug. 1, 2023)
- Government first speedy trial report (July 11, 2023)
- De Oliveira second speedy trial report (Sept. 12, 2023)
- De Oliveira first speedy trial report (Aug. 22, 2023)
Standing Discovery Orders
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (March 25, 2024)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (March 4, 2024)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Feb. 23, 2024)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Feb. 8, 2024)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Jan. 26, 2024)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Jan. 11, 2024)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Dec. 6, 2023)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Nov. 2, 2023)
- Government reply to Trump response to government Oct. 19 supplemental response to standing discovery order (Oct. 26, 2023)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Oct. 16, 2023)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Oct. 6, 2023)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Sept. 1, 2023)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Aug. 15, 2023)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (Aug. 11, 2023)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (July 31, 2023)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (July 17, 2023)
- Government supplemental response to standing discovery order (July 6, 2023)
- Government response to standing discovery order (June 21, 2023)
- Paperless standing discovery order (June 13, 2023)
Experts
Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) and Protective Orders related to Classified Information
- Trump reply in support of motion for an adjournment of the May 9, 2024 deadlines for, inter alia, defendants CIPA Section 5 notice (April 18, 2024)
- Unclassified order granting and denying in part government CIPA Section 4 motion as to Trump (March 22, 2024)
- Sealed ex parte order granting in part and reversing ruling on part of government CIPA Section 4 motion as to Trump (March 19, 2024)
- Notice of filing sealed ex parte order following government third classified CIPA Section 4 supplement, signed by Judge Cannon March 4 (March 12, 2024)
- Notice of filing sealed ex parte order following Feb. 12-13, 2024 CIPA Section 4 hearings, signed by Judge Cannon on Feb. 19 (March 12, 2024)
- Government unclassified brief regarding its classified ex parte, in camera, CIPA Section 4 motions as to Nauta and De Oliveira (Feb. 23, 2024) [e-filed Feb. 28]
- Notice of government unclassified CIPA Section 4 motions as to Nauta and De Oliveira, previously submitted ex parte and under seal as an attachment to the government third classified supplement to its CIPA Section 4 motions (Feb. 28, 2024)
- Order denying defendants motions for access to government CIPA Section 4 filings (Feb. 28, 2024)
- Order granting government CIPA Section 4 motions as to Nauta and De Oliveira (Feb. 27, 2024)
- Government notice of filing third classified ex parte, in camera, under seal supplement to motions for an order pursuant to CIPA Section 4 (Feb. 23, 2024)
- Paperless minute entries regarding Feb. 12 and 13 sealed, ex parte CIPA Section 4 hearings (Feb. 13, 2024)
- Paperless order clarifying CIPA Section 4 hearing for Feb. 13, 2024 (Feb. 12, 2024)
- Updated scheduling order on ex parte CIPA Section 4 hearings for Feb. 12/13, 2024 (Feb. 5, 2024)
- Government response to Trump challenge to the government CIPA Section 4 motion (Jan. 30, 2024)
- Paperless order scheduling sealed, ex parte hearing with government in advance of Feb. 12/13 CIPA Section 4 hearings (Jan. 11, 2024)
- Trump reply in support of motion for access to CIPA Section 4 filings (Dec. 27, 2023)
- Court directing replies by Dec. 27 to government consolidated opposition to Trump Dec. 6 motion for access to CIPA Section 4 filings and Nauta and De Oliveira Dec. 6 motion related to the ex parte nature of CIPA Section 4 (Dec. 20, 2023)
- Government consolidated opposition to Trump Dec. 6 motion for access to CIPA Section 4 filings and Nauta and De Oliveira Dec. 6 motion related to the ex parte nature of CIPA Section 4 (Dec. 20, 2023)
- Nauta and De Oliveira Dec. 6 motion related to the ex parte nature of the government CIPA Section 4 filings (Dec. 20, 2023) [no public filing]
- Trump motion for access to CIPA Section 4 filings (Dec. 6, 2023)
- Government notice of filing three ex parte, in camera, under seal motions, one for each defendant, for an order pursuant to CIPA Section 4 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(d)(1) (Dec. 6, 2023)
- Paperless order following government Dec. 1 response to court dec. 2 paperless order, directing further unsealing of docket entries regarding CIPA Section 4 briefing (Dec. 4, 2023)
- Government response to Dec. 1 paperless order (Dec. 1, 2023)
- Paperless order granting in part defendants consent motion to unseal docket entries regarding CIPA Section 4 briefing, and granting unopposed request for 2-day extension to Dec. 6 to file any defense motion related to the ex parte nature of CIPA Section 4 (Dec. 1, 2023)
- Defendants consent motion to unseal docket entries regarding government sealed, ex parte motions on CIPA Section 4 briefing, and request to extend Dec. 4 deadline to Dec. 6 for filing any defense motion related to the ex parte nature of CIPA Section 4 (Nov. 30, 2023)
- Sealed order granting in part government sealed consent motion to exceed page limits in its CIPA Section 4 filing (Nov. 29, 2023)
- Government sealed consent motion to exceed page limits in its CIPA Section 4 filing (Nov. 29, 2023)
- Sealed ex parte order denying government ex parte motions on exceeding page limits in its super section for filing, and otherwise denying without prejudice, allowing government to refile sealed, non-ex parte motion (Nov. 27, 2023) [e-filed Nov. 28]
- Government ex parte motion to exceed page limits in its CIPA Section 4 filing (Nov. 22, 2023)
- Government ex parte motion to file under seal its ex parte motion to exceed page limits in its CIPA Section 4 filing (Nov. 22, 2023)
- Government motion for CIPA Section 5 Notification (Nov. 15, 2023)
- Paperless minute entry for November 1 hearing on the defendants motions to revise schedule and extend deadlines, and temporarily staying all pretrial dates pending order to follow (Nov. 3, 2023)
- Order following CIPA Section 3 supplemental briefing (Nov. 1, 2023)
- Paperless notice scheduling Nov. 1 hearing on Trump motions for revised schedules for motions to compel and CIPA Section 4 litigation, and staying Oct. 20 deadlines (Oct. 19, 2023)
- Paperless order staying CIPA Section 4 deadlines pending resolution of Trump motion for revised schedule and supplemental briefing on meaning and scope of CIPA section 3 (Oct. 6, 2023)
- Trump reply in support of motion for revised schedule for defense discovery requests, motions to compel, and CIPA Section 4 motions, and new motion to push trial date to after Nov. 2024 (Oct. 4, 2023)
- Government response in opposition to Trump motion for revised schedule for defense discovery requests, motions to compel, and CIPA Section 4 motions (Sept. 27, 2023)
- De Oliveira notice to adopt Nauta supplemental briefing on ordinary meaning and scope of CIPA Section 3 (Sept. 26, 2023)
- Nauta supplemental briefing on ordinary meaning and scope of CIPA Section 3 (Sept. 25, 2023)
- Government supplemental (1) briefing on ordinary meaning and scope of CIPA section 3, and (2) motion for modification to protective orders concerning Nauta and De Oliveira, adding provision permitting defense to seek assent from government or court for specific classified information to be disclosed to Nauta and De Oliveira on a case-by-case basis (Sept. 25, 2023)
- Trump motion for revised schedule for defense discovery requests, motions to compel, and CIPA Section 4 motions (Sept. 22, 2023)
- Government updated CIPA Section 10 notice (Sept. 18, 2023)
- Government CIPA Section 10 notice (Sept. 14 2023)
- Order following CIPA Section 3 hearing on Sept. 12 on Government motions (Sept. 13, 2023)
- Court protective order governing disclosure of classified information to Trump and counsel (Sept. 13, 2023)
- Court protective order governing disclosure of classified information to Nauta and counsel (Sept. 13, 2023)
- Court protective order governing disclosure of classified information to De Oliveira and counsel (Sept. 13, 2023)
- Government supplemental motion for protective order pursuant to CIPA Section 3 (Aug. 18, 2023)
- Order scheduling sealed hearing on CIPA Section 3 protective order (Aug. 17, 2023)
- Government reply in support of renewed motion for protective order pursuant to CIPA Section 3 (Aug. 14, 2023)
- Nauta opposition motion to government renewed motion for protective order (Aug. 10, 2023)
- Trump response in opposition to government renewed motion fora protective order pursuant to CIPA Section 3 (Aug. 9, 2023)
- Government renewed motion for a protective order pursuant to CIPA Section 3 (July 27, 2023)
- Full transcript of pretrial conference hearing pursuant to CIPA Section 2 (July 18, 2023)
- Government motion for a protective order pursuant to CIPA Section 3 (July 17, 2023)
- Government opposition to Nauta motion to continue CIPA Section 2 pretrial conference (July 10, 2023)
- Trump response to Nauta motion to continue pretrial CIPA Section 2 pretrial conference (July 10, 2023)
- Nauta motion to continue pretrial CIPA Section 2 pretrial conference (July 10, 2023)
- Order granting government unopposed motion for pretrial conference pursuant to CIPA Section 2 (June 26, 2023)
- Government motion for a pretrial conference pursuant to CIPA and appointment of a Classified Information Security Officer (June 23, 2023)
- Order granting Government motion for a protective order limiting the disclosure of discovery information (June 19, 2023)
- Notice of compliance of Trump attorneys contacting the Litigation Security Group of the U.S. Department of Justice (June 16, 2023)
- Government motion for a protective order limiting the disclosure of discovery information (June 16, 2023)
Garcia Hearings
- Order following Walt Nauta Oct. 20 Garcia hearing, accepting waiver of conflict (Oct. 25, 2023)
- Paperless minute entry noting court found during Oct. 20 Garcia hearing that Walt Nauta waived any potential or actual conflict re counsel Stanley Woodward (Oct. 20, 2023)
- Walt Nauta response to supplement to government motion for a Garcia hearing as to Walt Nauta (Oct. 19, 2023) [e-filed Oct. 20, 2023]
- Supplement to government motion for a Garcia hearing as to Walt Nauta (Oct. 18, 2023)
- Order rescheduling Walt Nauta Oct. 12 Garcia hearing to Oct. 20 (Oct. 16, 2023)
- Order following De Oliveira Oct. 12 Garcia hearing, accepting waiver of conflict (Oct. 15, 2023)
- Paperless minute entry of De Oliveira Oct. 12 Garcia hearing (Oct. 15, 2023)
- Paperless order clarifying Press Coalition motion to intervene and be heard on closure of the courtroom during Oct. 12, 2023 Garcia hearings (Oct. 11, 2023)
- Notice of counsel appearing on behalf of Press Coalition for October 12, 2023 Garcia hearings (Oct. 11, 2023)
- Paperless order on Press Coalition motion to intervene and be heard on closure of the courtroom during Oct. 12, 2023 Garcia hearings (Oct. 11, 2023)
- Press Coalition motion to intervene and be heard on closure of the courtroom during Oct. 12, 2023 Garcia hearings (Oct. 10, 2023)
- Paperless order granting in part Government motion for Garcia hearings regarding Nauta, De Oliveira and counsel, to be held on Oct. 12, 2023 (Sept. 25, 2025)
- Government reply in support of Garcia hearing regarding De Oliveira and counsel (Sept. 6, 2023)
- De Oliveira opposition to government motion for a Garcia hearing (Aug. 30, 2023)
- Government response to Nauta motion to unseal information relating to June 30 and July 5 conflicts hearings (Aug. 25, 2023)
- Nauta motion for leave to file sur-reply to government reply in support its motion for a Garcia hearing (Aug. 25, 2023)
- Government reply to Nauta opposition to government motion for Garcia hearing (Aug. 22, 2023)
- Nauta opposition motion to government motion for Garcia hearing (Aug. 17, 2023)
- Government motion for Garcia hearing regarding De Oliveira and counsel (Aug. 16, 2023)
- Order directing responses to government motion for Garcia hearing regarding Nauta and counsel (Aug. 7, 2023)
- Government motion for Garcia hearing regarding Nauta and counsel (Aug. 2, 2023)
Trial Defenses
- Paperless order denying without prejudice government motion notice and disclosure regarding advice-of-counsel defense (Jan. 12, 2024)
- Government reply in support of its motion for notice and disclosure regarding advice-of-counsel defense (Jan. 5, 2024)
- Trump opposition to government motion for notice and disclosure regarding advice-of-counsel defense (Dec. 29, 2023)
- Government motion for notice and disclosure regarding advice-of-counsel defense (Nov. 3, 2023)
Other Matters
- Order following April 12 hearing on continued sealing of certain grand jury materials (April 18, 2024)
- Order granting Trump and Nauta consent motion to allow counsel law clerk and legal analyst to bring electronic devices into the courthouse (Jan. 4, 2024)
- Paperless order on Local Rule 7.8 notices of supplemental authority (Nov. 3, 2023)
- Notice of Trump motion to stay D.C. case pending resolution of his motion to dismiss the indictment based on Presidential Immunity (Nov. 2, 2023)
- Partially redacted search warrant materials, from Oct./Nov. 2022 (Aug. 28, 2023)
- CASE NO. 22-MJ-8489-BER (orig. filed Oct. 27, 2022)
- CASE NO. 22-MJ-8533-BER (orig. filed Nov. 21, 2022)
- CASE NO. 22-MJ-8534-BER (orig. filed Nov. 21, 2022)
- CASE NO. 22-MJ-8547-BER (orig. filed Nov. 28, 2022)
- CASE NO. 22-MJ-8548-BER (orig. filed Nov. 28, 2022)
- CASE NO. 22-MJ-8549-BER (orig. filed Nov. 28, 2022)
- CASE NO. 22-MJ-8550-BER (orig. filed Nov. 28, 2022)
- Government supplemental report on Nauta counsel Stanley Woodward allegation of improper statements by DOJ Jay Bratt (and exhibits) (Aug. 11, 2023) [unsealed April 23, 2024]
- Government report on Nauta counsel Stanley Woodward allegation of improper statements by DOJ Jay Bratt (and exhibits) (Aug. 11, 2023) [unsealed April 23, 2024]
- Government notice of filing in which redacted versions of several documents were unsealed (July 25, 2023)
- Less redacted affidavit supporting the search warrant for the August 2022 Mar-a-Lago search (July 6, 2023)
- Government motion to seal response and redacted warrant affidavit (July 5, 2023)
- Order on press coalition motion to unseal affidavit in support of Mar-a-Lago search warrant and order unsealing docket entry 147 (July 5, 2023)
- Press coalition motion to intervene and oppose the government motion to file witness list under seal (June 26, 2023)
- Government motion to implement special condition of release (June 23, 2023)
- Personal recognizance bond entered as to Trump (June 13, 2023)
Relevant Government Documents and Correspondence
- Trump, Letter to Archives designating new representatives pursuant to Presidential Records Act (Sept. 19, 2023)
- Trump attorneys, Letter to Attorney General Garland (May 23, 2023)
- Trump attorneys, Letter to House Intelligence Committee Chair (April 26, 2023)
- Acting Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall, Response Letter to September 13, 2022 Letter from U.S. Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (September 30, 2022)
- Department of Justice, Detailed Inventory of August 8, 2022 search
- Department of Justice, Revised Detailed Inventory (Sept. 26, 2022)
- Department of Justice, Privilege Review Team Inventory (filed Aug. 30, 2022)
- FBI Search Warrant (Aug. 5, 2022)
- FBI Affidavit (less redacted) accompany search warrant application (Aug. 5, 2022) (less redacted version released Jul. 5, 2023) (see also version with Just Security's highlights showing newly unredacted portions of the text)
- Former President Trump, Letter designating representatives to access Archives (Kash Patel and John Solomon ) (June 19, 2022)
- Trump counsel Christina Bobb, Certification on Responsive Documents (June 3, 2022)
- Trump counsel Evan Corcoran, Letter to Justice Department (May 25, 2022)
- Grand Jury subpoena (May 11, 2022)
- Acting Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall, Letter to Trump counsel Evan Corcoran (May 10, 2022)
- Presidential Memorandum - Declassification of Certain Materials Related to the FBI Crossfire Hurricane Russia Investigation (Jan. 19, 2021)
- President Trump, Letter designating representatives to Archives (Mark R. Meadows, Pasquale A. Cipollone, John A. Eisenberg, Patrick F. Philbin, Scott F. Gast, Michael M. Purpura, and Steven A. Engel) (Jan. 19, 2021)
- National Archives General Counsel Gary M. Stern, Email to Patrick Philbin, Mike Purpura, and Scott Gast “Need for Assistance re Presidential Records” (May 6, 2021)
- U.S. General Services Administration, Correspondence on movement of FPOTUS property (Jan. 15, 2021) (FOIA release)
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Devin Debacker, “Responsibility for Electronic Presidential Records on Hardware of the Executive Office of the President After a Presidential Transition” (Jan. 15, 2021)
- White House Counsel Don McGahn, Memorandum - Presidential Records Act Obligations (Feb. 22, 2017)
- President Trump, Letter designating representatives to Archives (Donald F. McGahn II, Stefan C. Passantino, and Ann M. Donaldson) (Feb. 16, 2017)
- National Archives Public Statements (occasionally updated)
Key Statutes and Executive Branch Instruments
- Executive Order 13526 - Classified National Security Information (December 29, 2009)
- Executive Order 13489 - Presidential Records (January 21, 2009)
- Principals 18 U.S.C. § 2
- Gathering, Transmitting or Losing defense information 18 U.S.C. § 793(e)
- False Statements 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(1), 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2)
- Tampering with a Witness, Victim, or an Informant 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(2)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(2)(B)
- Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding 18 U.S.C. § 1512(k)
- Destruction, Alteration, or Falsification of Records in Federal Investigations 18 U.S.C. § 1519
- Classified Information Procedures Act 18 U.S.C. App. III.
- Presidential Records Act 44 U.S.C. Chapter 22
Just Security Writings
Public Resources and Expert Backgrounders
- David Aaron interview by Paras Shah, The Just Security Podcast: An Update on the Trump Classified Documents Case, Just Security (Aug. 10, 2023)
- David Aaron, Andrew Weissman, and James Wyda interview by Paras Shah, The Just Security Podcast: Insiders’ Views of Espionage Act Trials, Just Security (July 17, 2023)
- Brian Greer, The Quick Guide to CIPA (Classified Information Procedures Act), Just Security (July 10, 2023)
- David Aaron interview by,Paras Shah, The Just Security Podcast An Insider View of Trump's Second Indictment, Just Security (June 10, 2023)
- David Aaron, How Much Prison Time Does Former President Trump Face? Applying the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Just Security (June 12, 202)
- David Aaron, Expert Backgrounder: Secret Evidence in Public Trials, Just Security (June 6, 2023)
- Andrew Weissmann, Ryan Goodman, Joyce Vance, Norman Eisen, Fred Werthheimer, Siven Watt, E. Danya Perry, Joshua Stanton, and Joshua Kolb, Model Prosecution Memo for Trump Classified Documents (Second Edition), Just Security (June 2, 2023)
- Ryan Goodman and Clara Apt, Tracker: Evidence of Trump’s Knowledge and Involvement in Retaining Mar-a-Lago Documents, Just Security (Jan. 19, 2023)
- Michael Stern, Assessing Trump’s Claim of ‘Executive Privilege’ on FBI Access to MAL Docs, Just Security (Aug. 28, 2022)
- J. William Leonard, Myths & Misunderstandings Relating to Mar-a-Lago Documents Investigation, Just Security (Aug. 16, 2022)
- Asha Rangappa, Norman L. Eisen and Bradley P. Moss, Expert Backgrounder: Criminal Statutes That Could Apply to Trump’s Retention of Government Documents, Just Security (Aug. 9, 2022)
- Andrew Weissmann, Ryan Goodman, Joyce Vance, Norman L. Eisen, Fred Wertheimer, E. Danya Perry, Siven Watt, Joshua Stanton, Donald Simon and Alexander K. Parachini, Model Prosecution Memo for Trump Classified Documents (First Edition), Just Security (Nov. 17, 2022)
- Katherine Fang, Lessons from Petraeus’s Guilty Plea for Trump’s Classified Docs Investigation, Just Security (Aug. 10, 2022)
Analysis
- Samuel Issacharoff, Prosecuting a President – Under What Conditions Is It Warranted?, Just Security (July 6, 2023)
- Just Security, The Trump Indictment: What Top Intelligence Experts Are Saying, Just Security (June 14, 2023)
- Tess Bridgeman and Brianna Rosen, National Security Implications of Trump’s Indictment: A Damage Assessment, Just Security (June 10, 2023)
- Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut, Trump’s Most Pivotal, Incriminating Admission on CNN, Just Security (May 17, 2023)
- Laurence H. Tribe, Phillip Lacovara and Dennis Aftergut, When, Where and For What Mar-a-Lago Crimes Should Garland Indict Trump?, Just Security (Sept. 6, 2022)
- Norman L. Eisen, Ryan Goodman, E. Danya Perry, Doland Simon, Joshua Stanton, Joyce Vance, Siven Watt, Andrew Weissmann and Fred Werthheimer, Our Prosecution Memo Points the Way for the Special Counsel, Just Security (Nov. 21, 2022)
- Andrew Weissmann, Joyce Vance, and Ryan Goodman with Paras Shah, The Just Security Podcast: United States v. Trump – A Model Prosecution Memo for Mar-a-Lago, Just Security (Nov. 18, 2022)
- Michael Stern The Absence of Any Executive Privilege by a Former President For National Security Secrets, Just Security (Sept. 9, 2022)
- George Croner, A Damage Assessment of Trump’s “Declassification Defense”, Just Security (Aug. 29, 2022)
- Ryan Goodman, Trump Associate’s Stated Plan to Publicly Release “Declassified” Documents, Just Security (Aug. 18, 2022)
Media and Other Resources
- Jeremy Herb, Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump, CNN (Dec. 15, 2023)
- Melissa Quinn, Timeline: The Justice Department's Prosecution of the Trump Documents Case, CBS News (Aug. 23, 2023)
- Norman Eisen, Joshua Kolb and Fred Wertheimer, The incredibly savvy simplicity of Jack Smith’s latest Trump indictment, MSNBC (Aug. 2, 2023)
- Zachary B. Wolf and Curt Merrill, Former President Donald Trump's Second Indictment, Annotated, CNN Politics (July 28, 2023)
- Charlie Savage, The Trump Classified Documents Indictment, Annotated, The New York Times (July 27, 2023)
- Katie S. Phang, Read an Annotated Version of Trump's Classified Docs Indictment, MSNBC (June 13, 2023)
- Michael R. Sisak, Jill Colvin and Lindsay Whitehurst, A Timeline of Events Leading to Donald Trump’s Indictment in the Classified Documents Case, AP News (June 10, 2023)
- Norman Eisen, Andrew Weissmann, and Joyce Vance, How to Convict Trump, The New York Times (June 9, 2023)
Selected Trump Statements