Special Counsel Jack Smith and former President Donald Trump.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith and former President Donald Trump.
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Judge in Trump classified documents case tells prosecutors that a mid-December trial date would be too soon

US District Judge Aileen Cannon signaled she is likely to push back the start of a trial in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case beyond the mid-December date proposed by federal prosecutors – but appeared deeply skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump’s lawyers that he couldn’t get a fair trial while running for president.