(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)WASHINGTON – The Justice Department urged a judge Thursday to reject Donald Trump's efforts to postpone his classified documents trial, saying there was no basis for an “open-ended” delay sought by his lawyers. Federal prosecutors last month proposed a Dec. 11 trial for Trump, who is charged with 37 felony counts related to the mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate, though the actual date will be up to the judge. Trump's lawyers countered this week with a request for a delay. Defense lawyers had also argued that Trump's busy campaign schedule for the 2024 Republican nomination needed to be taken into account in scheduling a trial. The Justice Department also disputed the suggested that an impartial jury could not be selected before the presidential election.

Source: The Nation July 14, 2023 01:49 UTC