Judge Rejects Request From Jack Smith in Trump Case

Ruling means trial won’t happen as planned, former prosecutor says.

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the press at the Department of Justice building in Washington, on August 1, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Special counsel Jack Smith’s request to set a new deadline for former President Donald Trump’s lawyers to alert the government of classified information they want to present during an upcoming trial has been turned down by a federal judge.

A former prosecutor says the move means the trial, currently scheduled for May 2024, will happen at a later date.