On Thursday, Judge Tanya Chutkan handed down two orders, one setting up filing deadlines for prosecutors to respond to Trump’s long-shot dismissal motion and another outlining how jury questionnaires in the case will be handled. Jurors will be summoned to complete the questionnaires – which are generally designed to flag any issues a potential juror might have in the case – in early February. At the same time, Trump’s attorneys have asked a different judge overseeing the classified documents-handling case in Florida to delay that trial until after the November election. Chutkan issued a narrow gag order following a hearing last month and – following a stay on the order after Trump’s attorneys appealed the decision – re-imposed the order on Sunday. Among other things, the order limits what Trump can say about potential witnesses.

Source: CNN November 02, 2023 23:00 UTC