In Fort Pierce, Florida, prosecutors and defense lawyers involved in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump are due to appear in court on Wednesday. This marks the first court appearance since the trial was indefinitely postponed earlier this month, following U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's decision to cancel the original trial date of May 20th due to unresolved issues.

One of the key matters to be addressed in court is Trump's request to dismiss the indictment, arguing that it fails to clearly specify a crime and is merely a personal and political attack against him. Trump's defense team has filed several motions to dismiss the case, some of which have already been denied. However, this particular motion will be argued in court on Wednesday.

While Trump, a Republican, is not expected to be present for the hearing, his co-defendant, valet Walt Nauta, has also filed a motion to dismiss the charges. Additionally, the defense lawyers have recently sought to exclude evidence seized by FBI agents during a search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach nearly two years ago. They claim the search was unconstitutional and the FBI affidavit used to justify it was tainted by misrepresentations.

Prosecutors on special counsel Jack Smith's team have pushed back against these accusations, stating that the search warrant was supported by a detailed affidavit and arguing that it was necessary due to surveillance footage showing an alleged effort to conceal the classified documents on the property.

Recently unsealed documents from the investigation indicate that last year, the then-chief judge of the federal court in Washington, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, directed a former lead lawyer for Trump to abide by a grand jury subpoena and turn over materials to investigators. This ruling rejected arguments by Trump's defense team, who claimed that their cooperation was restricted by attorney-client privilege. Judge Howell concluded that prosecutors had provided sufficient evidence to suggest that Trump may have committed a crime.

The defense's motion to exclude evidence and the newly released documents from the investigation were filed to the case docket in Florida. Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee for 2024, has maintained his not guilty plea and denied any wrongdoing.

Wednesday's hearing will provide an opportunity for arguments to be made by both sides regarding the dismissal of the indictment and charges against Trump and Nauta. The outcome of these proceedings will have significant implications for the overall trajectory of this high-profile case.

(Photo courtesy of U.S. District Court/Southern District of Florida via Eyepress: Boxes of classified documents stored on a ballroom stage, among other locations, inside former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Resort in Palm Beach, Florida