I'm sure they'd prefer to start December 2024.U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order earlier this week calling for Trump’s trial to open August 14, but the document appeared to be largely boiler-plate and lawyers immediately said there was virtually no chance of the trial beginning that soon.
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In a court filing Friday night, prosecutors said the involvement of classified information in the case makes an earlier start for the trial unrealistic and they recommended beginning jury selection on December 11.
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Defense attorneys for Trump and his personal aide who is a co-defendant in the case, Walt Nauta, agree that the August trial date should be put off but disagree with the prosecution’s proposed schedule, according to the government’s filing.
Politico
Prosecutors told Cannon that the case isn’t complex by most measures, arguing that it “involves straightforward theories of liability, and does not present novel questions of fact or law.”
However, the government lawyers said the legal procedures surrounding the use of classified information in a criminal case require some delay.
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Cannon previously ordered defense attorneys to begin the process of seeking security clearances by this week. However, as of Friday, Nauta still had no attorney formally representing him in the case.
Prosecutor Jay Bratt, a counselor to Smith, said federal officials have “committed to significantly expediting” the security clearance process and should be able to grant interim clearances to the lawyers within 24 to 48 hours of receiving the proper paperwork.
However, Bratt said some classified information in the case is so sensitive that the lawyers will need full security clearances that are expected to take 45 to 60 days to grant.
UPDATE 06/27/2023:
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