Donald Trump's lawyers are seeking to delay the former president's Mar-a-Lago documents trial indefinitely, arguing in a filing that starting the trial within six months of Trump's criminal indictment over his role in mishandling classified documents would be a "miscarriage of justice."
The filing, which The New York Times reported was submitted a mere half-hour ahead of its Tuesday midnight deadline, also alleged that "The Government appears to favor an expedited (and therefore cursory) approach to this case." The Justice Department and prosecutors working under special counsel Jack Smith have requested a December 11 trial date, while Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon had slated an unprecedently early date in August.
