U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya was reportedly "clearly annoyed" after President Donald Trump's Department of Justice prosecutors tried an "unprecedented" move at a detention hearing for the alleged White House Correspondents' Association dinner gunman.
During Thursday's hearing, attorneys for Cole Allen conceded that their client would be detained without bail. However, prosecutors demanded the right to make arguments even though the judge had declared them unnecessary.
"Upadhyaya clearly annoyed that DOJ is pushing this," Politico's Kyle Cheney reported from the courtroom. "Prosecutors don't typically make a habit of asking to argue a motion that their adversaries have already conceded. Even if Allen later challenges his detention, it would be up to the next judge to weigh the evidence anew."
NewsNation's Jackie Koppell explained why the judge argued that moving forward with the hearing would be an inefficient use of government resources.
"The govt will have to submit the same info [in future hearings], so why submit information now and then? It's inefficient. Defense says they only received exhibits only an hour ago," she noted. "If court wants to move forward with the detention hearing, they would want a continuance."
"It's truly unprecedented," Upadhyaya said, according to writer Polly Sigh.
