Trump’s classified documents trial postponed indefinitely: Judge’s ruling has huge implications on if ex-president avoids trial before the election
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s trial date for his secret documents case would be postponed, citing ongoing problems with the case.
Trump-appointed District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that the trial would be postponed indefinitely to resolve major pre-trial issues.
Cannon wrote that scheduling a date for the case would be “imprudent and inconsistent with the Court’s duty to review the various pending pretrial motions, critical CIPA issues, and additional pretrial preparations necessary to present this case , fully and fairly considered. to a jury.’
Donald Trump’s federal secret documents trial in Florida was postponed ‘indefinitely’ on a day of dramatic testimony from Stormy Daniels in a New York courtroom
The trial was initially scheduled for May 20.
The case surrounding Trump’s possession of classified documents is considered by legal experts to be the most important legal case surrounding the election, as prosecutors accuse him of illegally possessing the documents found during a Justice Department raid on his home in Mar-a-Lago.
The Justice Department has charged Trump with 37 crimes, including intentional withholding of classified documents, obstruction of justice and false statements for allegedly obstructing the investigation.
Trump pleaded not guilty after being charged by the federal government
Special Prosecutor Jack Smith did not immediately comment on the news.
The timing of the ruling casts further doubt on whether the case will go to trial before the 2024 elections.
The ruling came after a dramatic day of testimony in the Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ case in New York.
Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, set a May trial date
Trump labeled the material as “personal” while in office before it was shipped to Florida, the filing said
Trump’s case over classified documents could be put to rest during the election
Trump’s legal team has had success in delaying other trials, and Judge Cannon’s ruling raises the possibility that the Stormy Daniels case could be the only one to go to trial before November.
The Supreme Court decided to intervene to weigh Trump’s claims of immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken while he was president, halting his January 6 case in Washington, DC.
His election interference case in Georgia hit a snag after revelations of an affair between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her former lead prosecutor Nathan Wade.