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FOUND: Judge to consider trump request to delay classified documents trial - You Need To See This

Trump’s lawyers are asking at a pre-trial conference in Fort Pierce, Florida, to delay the trial until after the 2024 election
Trump’s lawyers are asking at a pre-trial conference in Fort Pierce, Florida, to delay the trial until after the 2024 election. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s classified documents case signaled that she could delay the trial until 2024, appearing inclined to find that the matter was sufficiently complex after hearing arguments from prosecutors and the former president’s lawyers on Tuesday.

The US district court judge Aileen Cannon did not rule from the bench on a timetable during the roughly two-hour pre-trial conference at the courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida, and concluded the hearing by saying she would enter a written order at a later date.

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