Judge Cannon Declines Trump Request to Delay Pre-Trial Deadlines in Classified Docs Case…. For Now
Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday denied Trump’s request to postpone a February 22 pre-trial deadline in Jack Smith’s classified documents case.
The judge, a Trump appointee, denied Trump’s request to push back a deadline as his legal team figures out how to navigate classified materials and how they can be discussed before a jury.
“The deadline to file pre-trial motions (as distinct from motions in limine seeking the exclusion of specific evidence/arguments from being presented during trial) remains February 22, 2024,” Judge Cannon wrote in court filings.
“However, to the extent the Court’s resolution of the pending Motions to Compel Discovery 262 yields a specified need of any party to supplement previously filed pre-trial motions and/or to file evidentiary motions that could not reasonably have been filed by February 22,
