Judge orders Trump lawyers to seek security clearances
Defense attorneys commonly receive security clearances in criminal cases involving classified documents.By Kyle Cheney
06/15/2023 03:03 PM EDT
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon took one of her first substantive steps Thursday in Donald Trump’s prosecution for amassing military secrets at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
In a brief order, Cannon required all attorneys in the case — for Trump as well as his longtime valet, Walt Nauta, who is charged alongside him as an alleged co-conspirator — to contact the Justice Department about obtaining security clearances. The same instructions apply to any “forthcoming” attorneys, the judge said.
It is common in criminal cases involving classified documents for defense attorneys to obtain security clearances.
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