Trump Trial Delay to Dec. 11 Sought by US in Documents Case (1)

The US Justice Department has proposed delaying until December the trial of former president Donald Trump over his retention of classified documents due to the sensitive nature of some evidence.

Trump is accused of unlawfully holding on to national security information after he left the White House in January 2021 and of obstructing the government’s efforts to identify and retrieve the records.

The judge handling the case had scheduled the trial to begin in August. Special Counsel Jack Smith said in a filing Friday night that a Dec. 11 start will allow more time for Trump’s lawyers to obtain required ...