In a new filing on the circus that is Donald Trump’s legal world, Jack Smith’s lawyers complied with Judge Tanya Chutkan’s order to set a day for a hearing by this Friday, August 11th, on the proposed protective order that would prevent Donald Trump from disclosing sensitive information he receives from prosecutors in the discovery process. The government is prepared for a hearing scheduled in any of the next three days, before Chutkan’s deadline. Trump’s lawyers, of course, aren’t professional enough to be prepared:
President Trump will not appear. However, he would like to have both his counsel John Lauro and Todd Blanche at the hearing. Todd Blanche is not available on Thursday, since he must appear for a court proceeding in the prosecution brought against the same defendant, President Trump, by the Special Counsel in SD Florida. Mr. Lauro is available on Thursday, with a preference for an aftenoon setting. However, since we lost Friday as an option, we would respectfully request a setting on Monday (after 12:00 p.m.) or Tuesday (all day) to allow for both Mr. Blanche and Mr. Lauro to be present.