Posted on 11/10/2023 9:11:47 AM PST by Red Badger
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Former President Donald Trump's attempt to delay the Florida trial over his handling of classified documents was rejected Friday, at least for now.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, issued an order that the trial will move forward on May 20 as planned. However, she did not completely rule out moving the trial date to avoid scheduling conflicts at a later date.
That date would be March 1, when a scheduling conference will be held, Cannon's order says.
Trump's attorneys have continued pushing to move the trial until after the 2024 election. Trump is vying for the Republican nomination for re-election while also battling in three other criminal cases, as well as a civil case in New York.
Cannon noted the potential challenges in conducting the trial, particularly in relation to Trump's federal trial over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in Washington -- scheduled for March 4 -- and the trial over alleged hush money payments in Manhattan -- scheduled for March 25.
"Although the special counsel is correct that the trajectory of these matters potentially remains in flux, the schedules as they currently stand overlap substantially with the deadlines in this case, presenting additional challenges to ensuring defendant Trump has adequate time to prepare for trial and to assist in his defense," Cannon wrote.
The judge also cited the breadth of discovery materials that have been submitted by special counsel Jack Smith. The volume of materials has been greater than initially expected.
Trump's attorneys have also argued that Smith has been slow to give them access to all of the evidence. Cannon writes that classified discovery became available to the defense "in its complete form" on Oct. 17.
The former president is facing charges related to his alleged mishandling of more than 100 classified documents, including papers containing sensitive information about U.S. national security at his Mar-a-Lago estates in Palm Beach, Fla, after he left office. He has pleaded not guilty.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, issued an order that the trial will move forward....
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No judge appointed by a Democrat would issue such an order under similar circumstances. They would allow every possible request and legal advantage to one of their own. Democrats are intensely loyal.
Republicans have a self-destructive instinct.
Did anybody really expect a different decision from a black robed, clown?
If the bidens refuse their subpoenas, then I would tell the judges of those cases forget it. When then bidens show up so will I otherwise, as on the Princess Bride, “I decline to acquiesce to your request”.
American political lawfare in action.
There is NO WAY Trump’s legal team will have time to review all the documents. And because they are Secret, they cannot hire subcontractors to do it for them.
The Big Question: will the Judge try an restrict the Jury Pool to only those who have Top Secret Clearance? That would be illegal under the law. But, I don’t think they give a fig.
Any judge with half a brain would dismiss this case based on the fact that the law was changed to specifically target Trump.
This judge is an idiot and a pig.
America is bankrupt and fundamentally broken.
You should not expect (but it’s still good to hope for) anything good for the future of a collapsed nation.
Here, the Judge also left open the door for future motions to continue.
“No judge appointed by a Democrat would issue such an order under similar circumstances”
Dead on. The gangster party would go after the judge’s family, friends, private attorney records, everything. They’re mobsters.
Meanwhile, the Republicans are graceful losers trying to “do the right thing”. While the mob is stifling their laughter.
Cannon is engaging in half hearted help. She still operates as a government employee, not a judge.
Getting into the details of the case is a red herring. The whole thing should have been dismissed at the outset as Smith engaging in strained legal reasoning to try to criminalize what is actually Trump’s right to documents and the associated phony fit thrown by the NARA Democrat plants.
Meanwhile, the Republicans are graceful losers trying to “do the right thing”.
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The Republicans have such a deeply embedded loser’s mentality they instinctively justify appeasement as “compromising”. The Democrats know they are a joke. They are a soulless party that doesn’t want to win, lead or accomplish anything.
Is it not to interrupt his 2024 campaign?
Well, they do like to get cash to their lobbyist clients.
There’s that, after all!
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