During a report on U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon's first rulings as she begins to oversee the upcoming prosecution of Donald Trump on 37-counts filed by the Department of Justice, CNN's Jessica Schneider reported that the former president still has not filled out his legal team due to questions about whether they will get paid and if he'll heed their advice.
Speaking with host John Berman, Schneider reported that the controversial Cannon has started the ball rolling by ordering the former president's current legal team to work with the DOJ's litigation security group on approval to view sensitive government documents central to the government's case.
With CNN reporting that both of Trump’s current attorneys, Todd Blanche and Chris Kise "have already been in touch with the Justice Department about obtaining the necessary security clearances to try the case," Schneider said the former president is under the gun to fill out his team to avoid unnecessary delays.
"Judge Cannon's order puts this additional pressure on the former president to get his legal team fully aligned," Schneider told the CNN host.
"Trump is still looking for at least one other attorney and his team has been in touch with Florida law firms," she continued. "As you are aware, attorneys have been hesitant to work with the former president; he really does have a history of not necessarily listening to legal advice and not always paying his bills so they have to report to the judge by Tuesday as to whether they coordinated with the DOJ."
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