Staff Reports
Former President Donald Trump has been given some additional time to review evidence in the case against him related to classified documents in Florida. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has granted Trump’s request for an extension on several filing deadlines due to the “unusually high volume” of discovery in the case, including over a million pages of documents and security footage.
A judge will allow former President Donald Trump extra time to review evidence in the case against him in Florida related to classified documents, but she denied his request to move the trial start date beyond May 2024 — for now.
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However, despite this small victory for Trump, the judge has denied his request to move the trial start date beyond May 2024. Judge Cannon asserted that while the former President needs more time to review the discovery, the trial date should remain in place in order to balance the public’s right to a speedy trial.
The decision by the judge, while granting Trump some leeway in reviewing the evidence, also leaves open the possibility of reconsidering the trial start date in March.
This case revolves around allegations that Trump and two others conspired to retain national defense information at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida after he left office. The former President and his co-defendants have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
In response to the judge’s decision, a spokesman for Trump’s campaign expressed that the delays were “clearly in the best interest of Justice for President Trump” as he continues to work towards the upcoming presidential race in 2024 and his eventual return to the White House.
Overall, Trump has scored a small victory in the courtroom as he navigates through the legal challenges while maintaining his focus on his political aspirations.
