Prosecutors Push Back on Trump’s Request to Delay Documents Trial The office of the special counsel, Jack Smith, said there “is no basis in law or fact” for granting a motion from former President Donald J. Trump that could push the start of the trial until after Election Day.

Trump Lawyers Seek Indefinite Postponement of Documents Trial The former president’s legal team argued in a court filing that no trial date should be set until all ‘substantive motions’ in the case are resolved, setting up an early key decision by Judge Aileen Cannon.