President Trump Files New Motion To Arrange Trial Until AFTER 2024 Election

President Trump’s legal team just made a smart move.

Trump’s legal team just filed a new motion to have his federal case involving classified documents delayed until after the 2024 election.

In the new 12-page filing, Trump’s attorneys wrote that the case against him “presents a serious challenge to both the fact and perception of our American democracy”.

The filing continues, “The Court now presides over a prosecution advanced by the administration of a sitting President against his chief political rival, himself a leading candidate for the Presidency of the United States. Therefore, a measured consideration and timeline that allows for a careful and complete review of the procedures that led to this indictment and the unprecedented legal issues presented herein best serves the interests of the Defendants and the public.”

Hopefully the judge will grant the motion due to the fact Trump can possibly just pardon himself from the charges when he’s elected in 2024.

Trump attorneys ask for delay in his federal trial, citing 2024 election https://t.co/ROYV4dIxGu

— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) July 11, 2023

Check out what CBS reported:

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and longtime Trump aide Walt Nauta asked Judge Aileen Cannon late Monday night to delay setting a trial date for their federal case in Florida.

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In a court filing, Trump attorneys argued his trial should not take place as scheduled, and potentially not until after the 2024 presidential election. Trump and Nauta face federal charges related to their handling of sensitive government records after Trump left the White House.

The submission was made after Cannon set a trial date for Aug. 14 that prosecutors asked to postpone until December. Trump’s legal team argued Monday night that neither timeline is acceptable, but did not suggest a start date.

The indictment, which was filed in Florida, alleges that Trump “endeavored to obstruct the FBI and grand jury investigations and conceal retention of classified documents.”

“Proceeding to trial during the pendency of a Presidential election cycle wherein opposing candidates are effectively (if not literally) directly adverse to one another in this action will create extraordinary challenges,” the former president and current Republican presidential candidate’s lawyers argued. In appointing special counsel Jack Smith to take over the Trump investigation, Attorney General Merrick Garland indicated the move was intended to avoid politicization.

37-count federally indicted presidential candidate Donald Trump is asking that his criminal trial be delayed until after the 2024 election, claiming he can’t receive a fair trial before the election.

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— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 11, 2023

He claims he can’t receive a fair trial before the election.
And if he wins he hopes can merely pardon himself afterward. https://t.co/FSdN93KiJt

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) July 11, 2023

Politico got the scoop too:

Donald Trump on Monday called for a lengthy delay before he goes to trial for allegedly hoarding military secrets at his Mar-a-Lago estate, contending that proceeding while he remains a candidate for president would make it virtually impossible to seat an impartial jury.

“Proceeding to trial during the pendency of a Presidential election cycle wherein opposing candidates are effectively (if not literally) directly adverse to one another in this action will create extraordinary challenges in the jury selection process and limit the Defendants’ ability to secure a fair and impartial adjudication,” attorneys for Trump and his personal aide and co-defendant, Walt Nauta, said in a court filing Monday night.

 

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