FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Judge Aileen Cannon heard arguments from former President Donald Trump's attorneys in his classified documents case about why the trial schedule, including the trial date, should be pushed back.
In a hearing Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Trump's attorneys asked Cannon to extend deadlines for discovery and revise the trial schedule.
The trial is currently scheduled to begin on May 20.
Trump's attorneys claim prosecutors have failed to promptly provide records related to the case.
They also argued that it has been difficult to review security footage from Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach because there are nine months of footage to go through.
Trump's attorneys also told Cannon there will likely be scheduling issues because of Trump's other pending legal matters, one of which is set to go to trial in March. They claim that trial could last up to two-and-a-half months, making preparations for a May trial in Fort Pierce difficult.
Trump was indicted earlier this year in connection with the improper handling of classified documents stored at Mar-a-Lago.
His two co-defendants, Walt Nauta, a personal valet to Trump, and Carlos De Oliveira, a Mar-a-Lago maintenance worker, have pleaded not guilty.
Cannon didn't rule from the bench, saying she would issue a written order as soon as possible.
