The former president seeks to obtain materials related to ‘foreign state and non-state entities that attempted to influence the U.S. electorate.’
Lawyer for former President Donald Trump indicated in a court filing that they want to use classified documents to cross-examine witnesses in his federal election trial in Washington.
In a filing Tuesday, his attorneys wrote that pursuant to the federal Classified Information Procedures Act, the former president “expects to disclose, or to cause the disclosure of, the classified information described in the document that was produced by the Office and made available to the defense” by prosecutors earlier this month.
“Based on the information currently available, President Trump expects that the disclosure(s) would occur during questioning of one or more individuals referenced in the document should any of them testify at the trial, or during questioning of other trial witnesses regarding those individuals,” the filing states.
In another court filing Tuesday, Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and John Lauro wrote that they are seeking to use classified materials to argue that there might have been election interference in the 2020 election….
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