for: AP
Published: July 10, 2023 / 7:58 PM CDT
Updated: July 10, 2023 / 7:58 PM CDT
MIAMI (AP) – Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say they have agreed with federal prosecutors to delay until next week a pretrial hearing to discuss how classified information is handled in court as he faces federal charges for illegally stockpiling classified documents at his Florida estate.
The hearing to discuss the Classified Information Procedures Act had previously been set for Friday. But a lawyer for Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, who was indicted along with the former president, said he has another trial this week in Washington that prevents him from appearing Friday in South Florida.
The lawyers said in their filing that they may appear at the pre-trial conference to review the 1980 law on July 18, adding that they had also consulted with US lawyers about moving the date.
The judge in the case, US District Judge Aileen Cannon, has yet to agree on the new date.
Trump and Nauta were charged in a 38-count indictment with conspiring to hide classified documents at Mar-a-Lago from federal investigators. Both men have pleaded not guilty.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing and criticized the prosecution as an effort to hurt his bid to win back the White House in 2024.
