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Judge Delays Trump Documents Trial, Won’t Set New Date

President Trump was charged with 40 counts related to allegedly mishandling classified information.
Judge Delays Trump Documents Trial, Won’t Set New Date
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media before appearing in court at his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on May 7, 2024. Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images
Catherine Yang
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U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on May 7 reset deadlines in the case special counsel Jack Smith is prosecuting against former President Donald Trump, blowing past the original May 20 trial date with pretrial deadlines running through July.

Judge Cannon did not set a new trial date in the order, finding it premature.

Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.