Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks with attorney Todd Blanche as his criminal trial continues in Manhattan state court on charges that he falsified business records to conceal a 2016 payment to porn star Trump Stormy Daniels’ silence charges.
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A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely postponed former President Donald Trump’s trial for classified criminal documents, a court filing showed.
The trial on charges that Trump knowingly withheld classified national security records and concealed them from federal authorities after leaving the White House is scheduled to begin on May 20.
but new ruling U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon vacated that date and set new preliminary proceedings, the latest of which is a hearing scheduled for July 22.
The ruling casts more doubt on whether Republican presidential candidate Trump will face trial on federal criminal charges before November 5. election.
Cannon wrote in Tuesday’s court order that it “would be imprudent” to set a trial date “at this time” while various pretrial issues are unresolved.
Cannon pointed to unresolved questions about how classified information will be handled in the high-profile trial of the former president, as well as the “additional pretrial and trial preparation required to present the case to the jury.”
She wrote in a filing in federal court in southern Florida that moving forward with trial in May would be “inconsistent with the court’s obligation to fully and fairly consider” these issues.
“Accordingly, the court cancels the current trial date of May 20, 2024 (and the associated calendar notice) and will reset it through a separate order after the court resolves the issues, consistent with the defendant’s due process rights and the public’s interest in the case. Benefit.
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