A federal judge in Florida has indicated she may delay the start of former President Donald Trump's trial on charges that he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. U.S.

A federal judge in Florida indicated Wednesday that she may delay the start of the classified documents trial of Donald Trump, pointing to the other criminal cases the former president is facing as well as the mounds of evidence his attorneys need to review.

Trump’s trial on charges that he hid classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and obstructed government efforts to get them back is currently scheduled for May 20, 2024.

But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon appeared ready to side with Trump’s attorneys in their request to postpone the trial, saying she “has a hard time seeing how realistically this (current schedule) would work” even as prosecutors pushed her to keep the scheduled start date.

The classified documents case filed by special counsel Jack Smith’s team is one of four Trump is facing that could go to trial next year. Another federal case, also brought by Smith and charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, is scheduled for trial in March in Washington.

    • @MnemnosyneEnglish
      35•8 months ago

      This is absolutely untrue. Trump doesn’t deserve his trial delayed, but it is absolutely the case that sometimes people who are actually innocent need more time for their defense to be prepared, and this idea shouldn’t be perpetuated in general as it can bias potential jurors.

      • FoundTheVegan
        11•8 months ago

        Yeeeeah, I’m gonna assume weird blanket statements like that come from frustration at the snail pace of any real repercussions for Trump instead of actual nuanced legal critism.

        • @sugar_in_your_tea
          2•8 months ago

          Which is a huge issue on social media imo. People are quick to make blanket statements, and then it becomes a thing that people repeat over and over.

          Just take a minute and think about the consequences of such things before posting, because you never know how far people will take it.

          • FoundTheVegan
            1•8 months ago

            Nuance is for those that don’t have the unbridled truth that is poorly researched memes and knee-jerk reactions.

    • @[email protected]
      6•8 months ago

      Yeah… makes way more sense to get it over with and then he could say “see, i told you” but that’s only what an innocent person would do.