Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed Donald Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida, citing significant issues around classified evidence that would need to be worked out before the federal criminal case goes to a jury.
Juries make decisions on the facts of the case when the crime occurs. Declassifying the documents now does not change the facts of the case as the documents were classified when the crime occurred.
Keeping the documents classified is an issue because they are evidence, and juries can’t do their job if they are not allowed to see the evidence.
Declassifying documents is a process with a known timeframe. The jury issue isn’t.
Juries make decisions on the facts of the case when the crime occurs. Declassifying the documents now does not change the facts of the case as the documents were classified when the crime occurred.
Keeping the documents classified is an issue because they are evidence, and juries can’t do their job if they are not allowed to see the evidence.
Declassifying documents is a process with a known timeframe. The jury issue isn’t.