Judge to Consider Delaying Trial in Trump Mar-a-Lago Case

The trial is set to begin in May, but Judge Cannon said she will rule on whether to postpone the proceedings until after the 2024 election.
Judge to Consider Delaying Trial in Trump Mar-a-Lago Case
Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom for his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court, in New York City, on Oct. 17, 2023. Seth Wenig/Pool/Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
Catherine Yang
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.—U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon heard arguments from special counsel Jack Smith’s office and attorneys for former President Donald Trump and co-defendants Walt Nauta, his butler, and Carlos De Oliveira, the Mar-a-Lago property manager, about the reviewing of evidence that may affect the case’s schedule.

The defendants were charged earlier this year with mishandling classified documents, and all have pleaded not guilty.