Special counsel opposes Trump’s effort to delay trial of classified documents until after 2024 election
Special counsel Jack Smith is opposing former President Donald Trump's request to delay trial over his alleged mishandling of classified documents until after the 2024 election.In a court filing Thursday, the special counsel's legal team rejected the defendants' argument that a fair trial could not be called before the presidential election.Lawyers for Trump and co-defendant Walt Nauta had said in a filing earlier this week that starting the trial in December, the schedule sought by the special counsel, would be “unreasonable, revealing and … would result in judicial error. ”Deputy Special Counsel David Harbach disputed that characterization Thursday, writing: "There…
