***This is breaking news. I will update it as information comes out.
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon postponed former President Donald Trump’s classified records trial indefinitely for discovery and pre-trial motions.
It would have started on May 20.
Following the Court’s prior Order setting the first batch of substantive pre-trial deadlines, the Court hereby establishes the second set of pre-trial deadlines to manage pending discovery and disclosure matters, adjudicate pre-trial motions before the Court, and advance through additional stages of the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) as implicated in this complex-designated case.The Court also determines that finalization of a trial date at this juncture—before resolution of the myriad and interconnected pre-trial and CIPA issues remaining and forthcoming—would be imprudent and inconsistent with the Court’s duty to fully and fairly consider the various pending pre-trial motions before the Court, critical CIPA issues, and additional pretrial and trial preparations necessary to present this case to a jury. The Court therefore vacates the current May 20, 2024, trial date (and associated calendar call), to be reset by separate order following resolution of the matters before the Court, consistent with Defendants’ right to due process and the public’s interest in the fair and efficient administration of justice.
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