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The federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington, D.C., gave him a victory of sorts in a ruling she issued on Tuesday.
In a four-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted Trump’s legal team extra time to file motions regarding evidence in the case, The Messenger reported.
“Trump’s attorneys may file motions for subpoenas until Nov. 27, and motions seeking to compel prosecutors to produce evidence by Dec. 13. Previously, the deadline for those filings was scheduled for Nov. 9,” the report said. “The types of motions covered by the order deal with discovery–the legal term for the exchange of records and information between parties prior to trial–rather than legal arguments.”
The ruling is a partial victory for the former president after his legal team filed a motion last week asking the judge for a Feb. 9, 2024, deadline to file motions for subpoenas and to allow motions to compel on an ongoing basis.
Last week, Trump’s attorneys said that federal prosecutors had turned over some 13…
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