A Florida judge on Tuesday indefinitely postponed Donald Trump’s criminal trial over his alleged mishandling of classified documents, making it unlikely the case will be heard before the November presidential election.
The former president had been scheduled to go on trial on May 20 but District Judge Aileen Cannon said that was not possible because of the number of pre-trial motions before the court.
Cannon, a Trump appointee, did not set a new date for the start of the federal trial.
The postponement is a major setback for special counsel Jack Smith, who brought the charges against Trump, and makes it unlikely the case will be heard before the election now less than six months away, in which Trump is the Republican presumptive nominee for president.
Trump’s attorneys have sought to delay his various criminal cases until after the election, when the 77-year-old Trump could potentially have the federal charges against him dropped if he wins.
Trump is currently on…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
