Donald Trump’s hope that he won’t go to trial again before the 2024 election is continuing to trend toward reality.
’s classified documents case, handing the ex-president a partial win Thursday as his lawyers work overtime to delay his trial until after the election.
It’s a clear win for Trump’s team, who’ve fought tooth and nail to have each of his criminal trials be delayed and delayed again. It’s been nearly two years since FBI agents searched Mar-a-Lago, allegedly uncovering more than 100 classified documents, including in a bathroom, a ballroom, and stashed under dirty golf clothes.
Thursday’s decision came just days after Cannon concluded another three-day hearing over prosecutors’ gag order request and Trump’s challenge to the validity of special prosecutors—an issue that had already been ruled on by other courts in the past. She is yet to issue a ruling on either.
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