A judge on Friday heard arguments about trial deadlines in the case against former President Donald Trump in Florida and signaled she may reschedule the trial to occur several months later than originally planned.
Judge Aileen Cannon, who had set the trial to begin on May 20, said during a hearing in Fort Pierce, Florida, that special counsel Jack Smith‘s proposal to reset the trial start date to July 8 was “unrealistic,” per a Lawfare reporter in the courtroom.
Cannon did not decide on a new date as the hearing continued on Friday. But a trial delay is expected after the judge extended key pretrial deadlines at the end of last year, which all but assured the May date would no longer be logistically possible.
Attorneys for Trump, the leading GOP presidential contender,
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