Trump and one of his aides want to delay the classified documents trial until after the 2024 election. Their defense argues that the former president and Walt Nauta could not get a fair trial before then. Holding a trial before the election would undoubtably affect the election itself, they argue. The defense gives no alternative date, but their opposition to any trial before the 2024 election is resoundingly clear. As Politico reported, delaying the trial beyond the election could allow Trump powers to thwart the case if he were to return to the White House.

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Persons: Trump, Walt Nauta, Donald Trump, Jack Smith's, Smith's, Smith, Aileen Cannon, Blanche, Kise, Todd Blanche, Christopher Kise, Storm Daniels, Lettia James, James Organizations: White, Service, Trump, Politico, Iowa Republican, New York Locations: Wall, Silicon, United States, Iowa, New York