President Trump’s lawyers tried to postpone the trial of Jack Smith’s classified documents indefinitely late Monday night.
Trump’s legal team urged Judge Aileen Cannon to postpone the trial of Jack Smith with classified documents “until substantial motions are filed and adjudicated.”
“This extraordinary case poses a serious challenge to both the fact and the perception of our American democracy,” the lawyers wrote CBS news. “The Court is now presiding over a prosecution brought by the administration of a sitting president against his chief political rival, himself a leading candidate for the presidency of the United States.”
“This extraordinary case poses a serious challenge to both the fact and the perception of our American democracy,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. “The Court is now presiding over a prosecution brought by the administration of a sitting president against his chief political rival, himself a leading candidate for the presidency of the United States.”
Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to postpone the first pretrial conference in the classified documents case.
The Justice Department opposed a postponement of a hearing in the case involving secret documents from Trump.
Trump aide Walt Nauta asked for Friday’s pretrial hearing to be postponed because his attorney, Stan Woodward, is on trial in DC this week.
Woodward also does not have his interim approval yet.
Judge Cannon said in a brief order Tuesday morning that the pretrial conference will be postponed for four days from next Friday to July 18, CBS reported.
Walt Nauta was indicted along with President Trump in the Jack Smith classified documents case.
Nauta pleaded not guilty to the charges on Thursday.
Trump also pleaded not guilty to the 37 federal charges related to the classified documents case.