After the prosecution and defense rested their cases in former President Donald Trump’s trial in Manhattan, his attorneys and those of co-defendant Walt Nauta will appear in southeast Florida on May 22 to argue for the dismissal of his classified documents case.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will preside over back-to-back hearings that consider multiple motions to dismiss the case.
Mr. Nauta’s attorneys will argue that the case should be dismissed based on selective and vindictive prosecution.
Judge Cannon will then hear arguments from all defendants to dismiss the case on insufficient pleading.
President Trump will be absent for both hearings in Fort Pierce, Florida, after Judge Cannon granted his “motion for leave to be excused” on May 14.
The defendants have filed multiple motions to dismiss the case, including one citing the Presidential Records Act and another invoking “unconstitutional vagueness” that Judge Cannon heard during a March 14 hearing.
