https://www.rt.com/news/578580-prosecutors-delay-trump-trial/
The US special prosecutor leading the criminal case against former President Donald Trump has requested a four-month delay for the trial, claiming both the government and the defense need more time to prepare.
In a court filing submitted on Friday, US Special Counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to push back the trial to December 11, claiming the August date initially set by the court would “deny counsel for the defendant or the attorney for the government the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation.”
“The case does involve classified information and will necessitate defense counsel obtaining the requisite security clearances,” the filing said, adding that rules under the Classified Information Procedures Act would “inject additional time into the leadup to trial.”
Moreover, even after Trump’s defense team receives the proper clearances, Smith said that producing classified evidence will still be a time-consuming process, though he claimed the government had “swiftly” provided other material to the defense.