Trump has launched a campaign to return to the White House and is well ahead of the Republican nomination for president. Photo: el Mundo.es
According to media reports, the US Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to delay the trial of former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) until December on federal allegations related to the handling of classified documents.
The indictment was originally scheduled for Aug. 14, but Special Counsel Jack Smith said it could take up to 60 days for defense attorneys to get the necessary security clearances to see certain evidence in the case, reports CBS News.
Smith’s office said Trump’s defense attorneys were not opposed to postponing the trial but would likely “object to the government’s proposed dates.”
In fact, legal representatives for the former president and his personal assistant, who is co-defendant in the case, Walt Nauta, agree that the August trial date should be pushed back, but not in line with the prosecutors’ proposed timeline, the source said highlights. Politically.
Likewise, most debates among legal experts have revolved around the feasibility of a trial ahead of the November 2024 presidential election.
Trump has launched a campaign to return to the White House and is well ahead of the Republican nomination for president.
The former ruler was indicted on June 13 in Miami, Fla., and pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to his alleged misuse of confidential documents.
The magnate and Nauta were released on bail on a special condition ordered by a judge who asked prosecutors to produce a list of witnesses Trump was unable to speak to in the case, CBS News said.
(With information from Prensa Latina)