Washington, June 9: The new federal criminal case against former US president Donald Trump in Miami has been assigned to Federal District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by him, CNN reported citing sources.

When Cannon managed court procedures connected to the FBI's investigation of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, she came into the public eye last year.

Even among right-leaning legal experts, Cannon's handling of the conflict involving the so-called special master who examined the seized Mar-a-Lago documents raised suspicions. Donald Trump Indicted: Know Everything About Classified Documents Case and What's Next for Former US President.

Notably, Trump has been charged in the investigation into leaked secret papers and is scheduled to appear in Miami federal court on Tuesday to have the charges against him read to him, CNN reported.

The magistrate judge who authorised the Mar-a-Lago search warrant last August, Bruce Reinhart, is anticipated to preside over that hearing. After being charged in Miami as part of the special counsel's probe into documents, former US president Trump intends to expand his defence team with another Florida-based lawyer, according to CNN. Donald Trump Indicted in Classified Documents Case, Charged With Seven Counts.

Jim Trusty and John Rowley, two of Trump's senior solicitors, were abruptly removed from the case on Friday (today), and Todd Blanche was appointed as the new lead. Both subsequently resigned from the legal team entirely. Todd Blanche, a defence attorney he hired in April after being indicted in Manhattan, will represent him, Trump stated on his social media platform Truth Social, according to CNN.

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