Special counsel accuses Trump lawyers of making 'distorted and exaggerated' claims in bid to delay documents trial

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Special counsel accuses Trump lawyers of making 'distorted and exaggerated' claims in bid to delay documents trial
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Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are seeking to delay his scheduled May 2024 trial in the classified documents case to after the November 2024 election.

Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith and his team of prosecutors accused lawyers for former President Donald Trump of making 'distorted and exaggerated' claims about their access to classified information as part of their bid to delay the scheduled May 2024 trial in the federal case involving the former president's handling of sensitive government records after leaving office.In a new filing submitted Monday, the special counsel urged U.S.

' While acknowledging that Trump is entitled to classified discovery in order to challenge the Justice Department's allegation that the documents retained at Mar-a-Lago contained national defense information, Smith argued the 'great majority of the allegations' turn on unclassified evidence.

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