Judge Cannon denies Trump's delay demand in classified document case

Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump's demand to delay court proceedings in his classified document case, court records show.

The Florida federal judge refused to postpone pretrial deadlines as she, Trump, and special counsel Jack Smith debate about how trial materials should be shared with the public.

Cannon hedged her ruling by saying she'll consider filings received past the deadlines she set if Trump's attorneys can prove they are necessary, notes Politico reporter Kyle Cheney, among the first to spot the filing.

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Under the ruling, a Feb. 22 deadline stands.

This is one of four criminal cases the former president, and frontrunner Republican candidate, faces in 2024.

Trump pleaded not guilty to charges that include willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, corruptly concealing a document or record, and concealing a document in a federal investigation.