Federal judge signals Trump’s classified docs trial may not start until next yearBy David Propper
July 18, 2023
A federal judge made no immediate decision on when former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial would begin but signaled it may not start until next year during a hearing Tuesday.
Prosecutors and lawyers for Trump, 77, battled over a potential trial date in front of US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who said she would issue a written order following the nearly two-hour hearing in Florida.
Trump’s lawyers pushed for an indefinite delay, arguing the GOP firebrand couldn’t get a fair trial ahead of the 2024 election, in which he’s seeking the Oval Office again after losing in 2020 to Joe Biden.
His attorneys also said they needed more time to review piles of evidence in what they described as a complex case.
If Cannon does issue a trial date, Trump’s team urged her to set it for “mid-November or later of next year,” ABC News reported.
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https://nypost.com/2023/07/18/judge-aileen-cannon-doesnt-set-immediate-date-for-trump-docs-trial/