Trump opposes quick trial date in classified documents case

Former President Donald Trump connected Monday nighttime asked a national tribunal to clasp disconnected connected mounting a day for the transgression proceedings implicit his handling of classified documents, arguing that the unprecedented lawsuit requires "a measured information and timeline."

Attorneys for Trump and Walt Nauta, the erstwhile president's valet and co-defendant, besides noted that it volition beryllium "challenging" for them to hole for a proceedings earlier the Nov. 5, 2024, statesmanlike election, for which Trump is seeking the Republican nomination.

"There is simply nary question immoderate proceedings of this enactment during the pendency of a Presidential predetermination volition interaction some the result of that predetermination and, importantly, the quality of the Defendants to get a just trial," the attorneys argued.

Their associated tribunal filing successful U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida came successful effect to the Department of Justice, which had already asked the tribunal to delay the start of the proceedings by astir 4 months to mid-December.

Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, had initially scheduled the erstwhile president's transgression proceedings to commencement connected Aug. 14. Court watchers and ineligible experts wide expect that the proceedings volition beryllium postponed to a overmuch aboriginal day to springiness the parties capable clip to prepare.

Nauta had lone recently pleaded not blameworthy to the six counts against him due to the fact that his arraignment was doubly delayed. Nauta is charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding and corruptly concealing documents, and making mendacious representations. Trump was arraigned weeks earlier, pleading not blameworthy to 37 transgression counts.

The delicate taxable substance astatine the bosom of the lawsuit could besides lengthen the timeline. Since it centers connected the apical concealed documents stored astatine Trump's residence, the lawsuit and eventual proceedings volition request to adhere to the national statute that governs however the proceedings volition play out.

The Justice Department and Nauta's lawyers had clashed earlier Monday astir erstwhile a pre-trial proceeding focused connected that statute, called the Classified Information Procedures Act oregon CIPA, should instrumentality place. The DOJ opposed Nauta's petition to hold that hearing, which was acceptable for Friday, arguing it was unnecessary.

In a consequent filing Monday evening, Trump's attorneys said they had struck an statement with the DOJ to clasp the CIPA proceeding Tuesday, July 18.

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