Judge Aileen Cannon postponed a hearing on a government request involving a lawyer for one of the former president’s co-defendants. She said prosecutors were wasting her time.
Yuscil Taveras is among the little-known people with links to Donald Trump to have come under scrutiny. So far, he’s the only Trump employee known to have agreed to cooperate with prosecutors after facing charges.
The arguments in the classified documents case stem from the government’s attempts to put a protective order in place governing the handling of a trove of discovery materials.
The former president did not appear in person for a second arraignment in the case after an updated indictment last month, and he indicated last week that he would plead not guilty.
Carlos De Oliveira and Walt Nauta, who were hired by former President Donald J. Trump despite past troubles, rely on him for their legal fees — and are now his co-defendants.