Judge Aileen Cannon postponed a critical deadline in former President Trump’s legal case. This decision was made after his lawyers claimed that special counsel Jack Smith’s team did not properly preserve key evidence. Prosecutors revealed that some classified records may not be in their original order.
This delay is another setback in a case where Cannon has not yet set a new trial date. It raises more uncertainty about whether the case will go to trial before the election.
The suspension also interrupts a significant discussion about which classified documents Trump and his co-defendants want to use in their defense. The former president has derailed this discussion, even though prosecutors argue that the order of the documents doesn't affect the defendants' case.
Cannon has not set a new deadline. It could take months to determine how classified documents will be handled at trial.
In a letter posted to the court docket, Trump’s legal team seized on Smith’s team admission that the order of the documents may have changed slightly.
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