Judge indefinitely adjourns trial in case against Trump over classified Mar-a-Lago papers

Donald Trump’s defense plan to postpone trials continues. A federal hearing in the Mar-a-Lago classified papers case that was scheduled for May 20 has been canceled with no new date in sight. The judge in charge of the case, Eileen M. Cano, has decided to postpone the appointment indefinitely due to important issues related to evidence that must be discussed before the trial can begin. In a five-page order, the judge said it would be “unwise” to set a new date now.

Cannon, who was appointed to the post by Trump while he was president, has been criticized for having a bias in favor of magnates and issuing strange decisions that ultimately benefit the former president.

If it wasn’t already clear that the trial would begin in late May, with this movement it seems even more unlikely that a verdict will come before the November 5 election. With Canon’s new order, the only fixed date is July 22, when the requirement set by the Classified Information Procedures Act must be met.

Due to the indefinite postponement of the Mar-a-Lago trial, the Stormy Daniels case in New York remains the only case in which a verdict is likely before the elections on November 5. In the case of classified papers, the former President faces 42 charges, ranging from intentionally withholding national defense information to moving classified papers from the White House to his residence in Mar-a-Lago (Florida).