Somewhat predictably, multi-jurisdictional defendant and previously-adjudicated rapist Donald Trump has asked his pet judge Aileen Cannon to delay the proceedings in his Florida federal criminal documents trial indefinitely until his New York state criminal election interference case is concluded.
President Donald J. Trump respectfully submits this motion seeking an adjournment of the recently set May 9, 2024 deadlines for Defendants’ Rule 16 expert disclosures and CIPA § 5(a) Notice. The requested adjournment is necessary because the trial in People v. Trump begins on April 15, 2024, and is expected to take at least six weeks. As explained below, the May 9 deadlines would deny President Trump his constitutional right to participate in critical aspects of his defense, and infringe on his constitutional right to counsel of his choice in this case. Accordingly, President Trump respectfully requests an adjournment of the May 9, 2024 deadlines until three weeks after the conclusion of the trial in People v. Trump.