Pushed back because (1) the neophyte judge doesn't know what she's doing (2) trump's defense team can get cleared to see some of the documents for at least 60 days
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/23/politics/trump-federal-trial-date-special-counsel/index.html
Special counsel asks for December trial date for Trump in Mar-a-Lago documents case
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice
Published 9:06 PM EDT, Fri June 23, 2023
The special counsel’s office has asked for
Donald Trump to be tried in December in the Mar-a-Lago documents matter, because of how classified records must be handled carefully within the criminal case.
A federal judge
previously put the trial on the calendar for mid-August but a delay to the date was expected. December, however, is not yet a firm date, and the Trump team may ask for a different schedule.
The request from prosecutors on Friday came amid a trio of new filings governing preparations to be done on the case before trial by both the Justice Department and Trump’s defense team.
“This case is not so unusual or complex … because it has only two defendants, involves straightforward theories of liability, and does not present novel questions of fact or law. However, the case does involve classified information and will necessitate defense counsel obtaining the requisite security clearances,” prosecutors wrote in the filing.
“In addition, the associated legal process under the Classified Information Procedures Act will inject additional time into the leadup to trial that otherwise would not be involved,” they continued.
In setting an initial date for the criminal trial of Trump earlier this week, District Judge Aileen Cannon noted that the parties could ask to push back the trial date because of the complexities of the case and issues related to classified information.