Federal Judge Aileen Cannon announced Tuesday she was indefinitely postponing Donald Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida, putting the case on ice less than three weeks before it was slated to begin.

The announcement likely means the case will not be tried until after the 2024 election.

Trump’s camp is sure to view the postponement as a major win, as they’ve tried nearly everything legally possible—through a variety of appeals and motions—to have each trial against the former president pushed back or thrown out entirely, including the classified documents trial in question.

Cannon wrote Tuesday that the trial’s start date, previously slated for May 20, was being delayed so she can resolve a slew of pre-trial motions. She added that the “finalization of a trial date at this juncture ... would be imprudent and inconsistent with the Court’s duty to fully and fairly consider the various pending pre-trial motions before the Court.”

Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting Trump in the case, did not immediately comment on the delay.

It’s not the first instance Trump’s delay tactics have paid off. He previously had his hush-money trial in New York City, which currently ongoing as of Tuesday, pushed back nearly a month from its initial start date.

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Federal Judge Postpones Trump’s Classified Docs Case ‘Indefinitely’

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08.05.2024

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon announced Tuesday she was indefinitely postponing Donald Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida, putting the case on ice less than three weeks before it was slated to begin.

The announcement likely means the case will not be tried until after the 2024 election.........

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