Biden Says He Is a Winner and Trump a Loser, You Agree?

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A federal judge in Florida has, for the time being, decided against postponing the commencement of former President Trump’s criminal case related to his handling of classified documents. However, she has chosen to extend certain pretrial deadlines in the case.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, in her ruling on Friday, opted to dismiss the motion from Trump’s legal team “without prejudice,” leaving room for it to be reconsidered in the future. She indicated that the trial’s start date could be revisited during a scheduling conference scheduled for March 1.

This decision marks a minor victory for special counsel Jack Smith’s team, which vehemently opposed any delays, suggesting that the former president might be attempting to postpone the case until after the 2024 presidential election. It’s worth noting that Trump is currently the leading candidate in the GOP presidential primary.

When Cannon initially heard arguments about the potential delay earlier in the month, she seemed inclined to support Trump’s legal team’s request for a trial postponement, expressing skepticism about the feasibility of the current schedule.

The Florida judge pointed out the substantial volume of evidence, including 1.3 million pages of documents and extensive security footage from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, provided to the defense during the discovery phase of the Mar-a-Lago case. She also acknowledged the additional legal matters Trump is dealing with in different jurisdictions.

Trump’s trial related to classified documents is scheduled to commence on May 20, approximately two months after his trial in Washington, D.C., concerning his actions related to the 2020 election, set to start on March 4. Furthermore, his criminal case in New York, involving a hush-money payment, is slated for trial on March 25, while a trial date for his fourth criminal case, linked to his post-2020 election actions in Georgia, is yet to be determined.

In the Mar-a-Lago case, Trump faces charges under the Espionage Act for not returning classified records from his presidency and obstruction of justice charges for attempting to conceal them from prosecutors.