U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon axed the May 20 trial date for former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case on Tuesday, according to a filing, providing a win for Trump, who has sought to delay all four of his criminal trials past the November election.
Trump is currently in the midst of his hush money trial in New York. (Photo by Win McNamee / POOL / ... [+]
Cannon postponed the case indefinitely, citing the need to “fully and fairly consider” the case’s pre-trial motions, preparations and matters linked to the Classified Information Procedures Act, which ensures protection of classified information in indicted cases.
Cannon’s decision comes a day after she issued a brief pausing a deadline that requires Trump’s legal team to disclose what classified materials they will introduce at trial.
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