Lawyers for former President Trump have asked a federal judge to delay a criminal trial over Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents until after the 2024 election.
Trump was indicted last month on seven criminal charges alleging that he mishandled more than 100 classified documents discovered last year at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
He faces 37 counts alleging that he willfully retained national defense information, conspired to obstruct justice and made false statements. He has pleaded not guilty. Monday's filing points out that Trump is running for president and says he is the likely Republican nominee — an undertaking that “requires a tremendous amount of time and energy, and that effort will continue until the election on November 5, 2024.”Selecting a fair, impartial jury during a presidential campaign makes the prospect of a December trial date even more daunting, the filing says.
The filing adds that Trump, like his defense lawyers, has “previously scheduled trials in other matters" that make the scheduled date"nearly impossible." Trump hopes to seize the Republican nomination for president in 2024. While a final date has not been set for the Iowa caucuses, the first primary contest is
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