According to the file in courtare Trump and his lawyers concerned that the classified document trial — which Judge Cannon is currently considering scheduling for December 2023 — “will create extraordinary challenges in the jury selection process” because of the defendant’s candidacy in the upcoming election.
“Prosecuting the trial during the pendency of a presidential election cycle in which opposing candidates effectively (if not literally) face each other directly in this action will create extraordinary challenges in the jury selection process and limit the defendants’ ability to provide a fair and impartial adjudication,” attorneys representing both Trump and his body-turned-co-defendant, Walt Natawrote.