Judge Cannon Orders Trump Lawyers to Obtain Security Clearances
Judge Aileen Cannon ordered Trump’s attorneys and attorneys for Walt Nauta, the alleged co-conspirator charged along with Trump, to obtain security clearances.
It is standard procedure for lawyers to obtain security clearances in cases involving classified documents.
Politico reported:
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,
