As national security lawyer Kel McClanahan podcast, this order reflects a convenient fudge under the Classified Information Protection Act (CIPA), which governs prosecutions involving classified evidence.

Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/06/judge-cannon-orders-trump-lawyers-to-get-security-clearances-so-they-can-see-all-the-documents-their-client-stole/

The defense’s response to the government’s Dec. 15 CIPA motion is due on Jan.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/21/trump-documents-trial-dates-00107691?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

This case will be tried under CIPA rules.

Source: https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-07-21/trumps-classified-documents-trial-date-is-set-what-to-know-about-this-complex-case