Judge Aileen Cannon is asking the Justice Department and Donald Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta to weigh in on the legality of special counsel Jack Smith’s ongoing grand jury activity in Washington, DC, which relates to the obstruction portion of the Mar-a-Lago documents case before her in Florida.
I don’t think it’s about dismissal, although that tool is on the table. It’a about delay. It’s in Trump’s best interest for this trial to take as long as possible, and she is finding any excuse to deliver.