Prosecutors say a delay of Trump's trial for mishandling classified documents is necessary.
The Justice Department asked a judge on Friday night to postpone until December theU.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon earlier this week set an initial trial date of Aug. 14 for Trump, who faces 37 felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and obstructing Justice Department efforts to get them back.Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked Cannon to reschedule the trial for Dec. 11.
But, they said in their Friday filing, “Even with the prompt production the government has arranged, the inclusion of additional time for defense counsel to review and digest the discovery, to make their own decisions about any production to the government, and for the government to review the same, is reasonable and appropriate.”
The Justice Department said Trump’s lawyers do not object to pushing the trial date back. The judge will ultimately set the trial date.
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