Judge Chutkan finds creative way to shut down Trump's demand for Jan 6 trial delay

Donald Trump's lawyers requested a delay in the Washington, D.C. case around the 2020 election overthrow and Jan. 6 attacks, saying they need more time to get security clearances to ensure they can access all of the documents in the case.

In a filing Monday, the Justice Department responded by telling the court that such a security clearance isn't necessary because few classified documents will be part of the trial.

Rather than respond to Trump's request for more time, Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday simply set a deadline of Oct. 11 for all lawyers to have their clearance necessary to move forward.

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Lawfare's Anna Bower posted the decision Tuesday morning demanding Trump lawyers John Lauro and Gregory Singer complete the tasks needed to apply for clearance by Wednesday of next week.

"The Notice shall also state whether the defense anticipates that any other of its members, whose assistance is reasonably required, will need to obtain a security clearance," Chutkan wrote.