Trump again presses for delay of classified documents trial until 2025
by Hugo Lowell in Palm Beach, Florida from US news | The Guardian on (#6K0KK)
Ex-president's lawyers ask judge Aileen Cannon for delay, even as they're forced to propose start date, choosing 12 August
Lawyers for Donald Trump have once again suggested to the federal judge overseeing his criminal case on retaining classified documents that the trial should not take place this year, even as they complied with a court order that forced them to propose a potential start date.
On Thursday, the former president reluctantly proposed two trial dates, under orders from US district judge Aileen Cannon: a 12 August trial date for Trump and the Mar-a-Lago club maintenance chief Carlos De Oliveira, and a 9 September trial date for Trump's valet Walt Nauta.
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