Why Trump asks for the postponement of the trial and uses the electoral campaign as an excuse

The lawyers of Trump, Christopher Kise and todd blancheThey know that many things are at stake in the trial for withholding classified documents that the candidate has pending.

The media investigation will show how the US justice system treats an ex-president, testing the ability and impartiality of prosecutors, and revealing whether Trump’s popularity remains afloat despite everything.

The legal strategy for which they have leaned is none other than to make the whole game dizzy: they ask for a delay in the trial, which was set for December, aware that if they succeed there is a possibility that there will not be one at all.

To this end, their latest movement has been to present a twelve-page document, where they have broken down the reasons that would justify this delay. The main asset they display is that the candidate don’t have the time necessary to prepare before visiting the courts. According to collect The Washington Postthe lawyers defend that it would be “unreasonable, revealing and would lead to judicial error” don’t postpone trial when your client is deep into the campaign trail.

In these circumstances, the legal team that supports Trump asks the federal district judge, Aileen M. Cannonthat the trial not be held at least until after the elections presidential. They also request that no date be set for the time being, but that it be determined later according to the evolution of political events.

Cannon, an impartial judge

Another of the arguments that Trump’s defense clings to is that as long as the former president is a candidate for the elections, it will be difficult to get a impartial jury. Ironically, who has the last word in the decision to delay or not the trial, is none other than the federal district judge, Aileen M. Cannonappointed precisely during the Republican’s term.

During his years at the helm of the White House, Trump dedicated himself to boosting the magistrates sympathetic to his political ideas, thus ensuring the continuation of his legacy. Also, they could serve him well if he were to appear in court in the future, foreseeable future and that has already arrived.

Now rests in Cannon’s hands the power to slow down the trial or not. If it were indeed delayed until after December, things are complicated, because Trump also has an unrelated criminal trial pending in March in NYwhere he is accused of falsification of business records in connection with hush money payments during the 2016 elections.

In addition, there are also appeals. The decisions about the classified evidence that the former president allegedly withheld from the government could be appealed, a process that could drag on for months and significantly alter any schedule Cannon sets.

37 federal charges

Those who predicted the collapse of Trump after he was accused of 37 charges at the federal level –an unprecedented case in the United States– they will find a surprise if they consult the polls.

Despite the seriousness of the charges against him and his adviser Walt Nauta, voters continue to heavily favor the candidate. Not only that, but “there are several signs that his support is growing or that others are losing ground, particularly Ron DeSantis,” said Jeff Horwitt of pollster Hart Research Associates, who co-authored the study with Public Opinion Strategies.

Some of the most serious charges are the unauthorized withholding of national defense information, concealment and alteration of evidence, false statements, sexual abuse and many more.

Trump insists on his innocence, and claims to be a victim in the midst of the political maelstrom. The efforts of fellow Republican candidate Ron DeSantis to outdo Trump are not yielding the expected results, and many voters continue to believe the ex-president’s version at face value.

In the event that Trump is elected, he could claim pardon himself in the case of a final conviction, or get your attorney general to drop the case.