This week in Florida, Jack Smith’s office files the government’s response to Trump’s motion for a revised CIPA schedule, claiming, in part, that it is a precursor to a motion to delay the entire trial, and we learn that Jack Smith may intend to prove Trump’s motive in taking and retaining the documents, and Judge Cannon holds conflict of interest hearings

In DC, DoJ filed a motion asking Judge Chutkan to require Trump to disclose whether he intends to employ an “advice of counsel” defense as that would affect discovery; Trump’s defense team objects to something in the DoJ’s motion to use “fair and protective jury procedures” but it is unclear what; Trump files a motion for “Select Committee Missing Materials” that may not even exist.

In other Special Counsel news, Robert Hur interviewed President Biden for several hours; reporting says that Hur plans to wrap up his investigation soon.