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Topline The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal document handling case indicated in a hearing Wednesday the trial could be pushed due to conflicts with his other trial dates, multiple reports said—as Trump grapples with multiple conflicting state and federal cases that could go to trial over the next year. Federal District Court Judge Aileen Cannon indicated in a hearing on Wednesday that she would make … [+] “reasonable adjustments” to former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial date. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Judge Aileen Cannon said she would make “reasonable adjustments” to Trump’s trial schedule due to concerns the current date may “collide” with a separate federal election conspiracy trial, according to a New York Times reporter. Earlier this year, Cannon selected May 20 as the start date for a jury trial in the criminal case, which accuses Trump of mishandling classified documents after he left office. In October, Trump’s attorneys requested the trial be delayed until “at least mid-November” so it doesn’t conflict with the presidential election or his other trial dates, at least one of which would currently conflict with the schedule. Trump’s lawyers told Cannon Wednesday they need more time to prepare for trial because of the “voluminous” evidence, some of which is classified, according to the Washington Post, but prosecutors argued they’ve had plenty of time and asked Cannon to keep the May date. Crucial Quote “I’m having a hard time seeing how this work can be accomplished in this compressed time frame,” Cannon said Wednesday, according to the Washington Post. What To Watch For When Cannon moves the trial to. Another federal criminal case that accuses Trump of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss is set to start March 4, 2024. A trial date hasn’t…

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