Trump legal team expresses hope classified documents trial will not start in May – as it happened

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• New deadline could delay classified documents trial
• Trump suggests he would use FBI to go after political rivals if re-elected

Meanwhile in South Carolina, Kamala Harris officially filed the Biden campaign's paperwork to appear on its primary ballot:

Joe Biden's victory in the state's primary three years ago revived a presidential campaign that appeared to be flagging. After winning the White House, he successfully pushed to make it the first state to vote in the Democrats' nominating calendar, arguing the process should better reflect the country's diversity, though not all Democrats were happy about the decision.