Former FBI Staff Lawyers Seek Clarification on Florida Subpoenas Ahead of Testimony
Lawyers say the witnesses may face contempt or self-incrimination unless Judge Aileen Cannon clarifies an order limiting disclosure of classified-documents information.
- On Thursday, lawyers for former FBI employees subpoenaed to testify in Fort Pierce, Florida, asked District Judge Aileen Cannon for clarification regarding a prior order as the Justice Department pursues an alleged "deep state" conspiracy against President Donald Trump.
- This investigation centers on an ill-defined "deep state" theory, expanding from scrutiny of officials who examined Russia ties to the 2022 search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate for classified documents.
- Seeking guidance on whether the order precludes testimony, legal counsel noted that Cannon previously issued an order blocking release of information about the classified documents investigation prepared by special counsel Jack Smith.
- Fearing contempt, the subpoenaed individuals face a choice between "not providing full, unconstrained testimony" or invoking constitutional rights against self-incrimination without further clarity.
- Testimony is scheduled for next week, as the DOJ has only broached the possibility of granting immunity without formally extending an offer to the subpoenaed group.
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The same FBI personnel who helped execute the unprecedented August 2022 raid on President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home are now racing to federal court, not to defend the raid, but to protect themselves.
Mar-a-Lago FBI agents facing Trump 'grand conspiracy' probe beg judge for protection
FBI agents who searched Mar-a-Lago asked a judge to protect them before testifying to a grand jury probing an alleged conspiracy against President Donald Trump.The motion, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, asks U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to clarif...
Agents involved in Mar-a-Lago search ask Judge Aileen Cannon whether gag order blocks testimony
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — FBI agents who probed Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home asked Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday whether they could testify before a grand jury — or even consult their lawyers — as part of an investigation into whether former government officials
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