Trump Requests Delay of Classified Documents Trial Until After 2024 Election
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Donald Trump asked to delay his classified documents trial in Florida from May to after the 2024 election, saying prosecutors are slow to share evidence.
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Trump's lawyers say the Florida case schedule conflicts with the schedule for his other federal case in D.C. related to the 2020 election.
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Trump is charged in Florida with crimes related to retaining classified records after leaving the White House and trying to keep them from officials.
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Trump's lawyers say the special counsel should change the "unprecedented and untenable" schedule to respect Trump's rights and judicial economy.
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The spokesman for the special counsel declined to comment on Trump's request to delay the trial.
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