Robert Mueller speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.The discovery in the case is made up of millions of documents, including the material already deemed non-sensitive, and ranges from social media postings to email messages. Eric Dubelier, the lead defense attorney, said in a pre-trial hearing Tuesday that his legal team has spent a year trying to through all the information and still isn’t done sorting through it.
The sensitive information, Wednesday’s filing says, includes witness statements, information that could identify potential witnesses, information related to ongoing investigations and information "related to sensitive law enforcement or intelligence collection techniques."
Prosecutors have indicated they’re especially concerned about information contained in search warrants executed by law enforcement in the case.
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich has yet to sign the new protective order as of this report, but indicated in court Tuesday she was eager to review it.
Concord is the only one of three Russian business entities and 13 Russian individuals charged in the case to respond in court. U.S. law allows for a corporate defendant to fight a court case without any individual from the corporation physically being in court – and, in this case, without putting themselves in danger of being arrested.
Concord has pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge, and the trial is tentatively scheduled to begin in April 2020. Russia has long denied election interference allegations.
In the meantime, special counsel Robert Mueller, who’s 448-page report included a long section on Russia’s alleged online influence operation ahead of 2016, warned that Russia will be back for 2020.
"They’re doing it as we sit here," he told lawmakers in July. "And they expect to do it during the next campaign."
Kaynak:Abcnews