The Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. president's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to hide money he paid to hush porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 continues in New Manhattan state court. Donald Trump gestures while walking with his lawyer Todd Blanche. York City, USA, May 6, 2024.
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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered an indefinite adjournment for the killer. classified document trial former president's donald trumpcourt filings show.
Trump's trial on charges of knowingly retaining and concealing classified national security records from federal authorities was scheduled to begin on May 20 after he left the White House.
But new ruling U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon invalidated that date and set new pretrial proceedings, the latest of which is a hearing scheduled for July 22.
The ruling raises further questions about whether Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, will stand trial on federal criminal charges before his Nov. 5 trial. election.
Trump's lawyers called for CannonPresident Trump appointed a federal court in southern Florida to begin the trial after the election.
Cannon said in a court order Tuesday that it would be „unwise“ to fix a trial date „at this time“ when various pre-trial issues have yet to be resolved.
Cannon pointed to concerns about how classified information will be handled in the former president's high-profile trial, as well as „the additional pretrial and trial preparation needed to present this case to a jury.“ did.
Proceeding to the trial in May would be „contrary to the court's obligation to fully and fairly consider“ these issues, she wrote.
“Accordingly, the court, consistent with the defendant's right to due process and the public's interest in a trial, vacates the current May 20, 2024 trial date (and associated calendar call) and concludes that the matter before the court shall be reset by another order after the resolution of the „fair and efficient administration of justice,'' Cannon wrote.
Trump is fighting 88 criminal cases in four courts as he campaigns to remove him from office. joe biden. He is currently on trial in Manhattan Supreme Court on charges of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
It's unclear whether Mr. Trump's other lawsuits will go to trial before Election Day, but that seems increasingly likely after Mr. Cannon's latest ruling.
In addition to the docket lawsuit, Trump is being charged in federal court in Washington, D.C., with conspiracy to overturn his loss to Biden in the 2020 election. He also faces election interference charges in Georgia state court.