Evidently upset with Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith indicting her client, Donald Trump, two more times in the past week, federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday “came out swinging at special counsel this morning, striking two of prosecutors’ sealed filings and demanding an explanation of ‘the legal propriety of using an out-of-district grand jury proceeding to continue to investigate’ the docs case,” according to Politico’s Kyle Cheney.
The docket items were struck because Jack Smith’s office wanted the information filed under seal, but Cannon doesn’t see the need for them to be hidden from the public. Smith can refile in the documents after making them suitable for public viewing, if he so chooses.