Special counsel Jack Smith's office has urged U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to reject an effort by Trump's legal team to indefinitely postpone setting a date for his impending trial.
"Many indicted defendants have demanding jobs that require a considerable amount of their time and energy, or a significant amount of travel," Harbach wrote. "The Speedy Trial Act contemplates no such factor as a basis for a continuance, and the Court should not indulge it here.
In a court filing late Monday night, Trump's lawyers had called for a lengthy delay of his trial, suggesting it would not be possible to try the case prior to the 2024 election next November.
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