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Trump begs judge: Delay release of unflattering docs until after election
What happened
AlterNet reports that lawyers for Donald Trump’s former co-defendants asked the 11th Circuit to postpone oral argument over the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report. The argument was scheduled for November 2, 2026; the filing requested a date in or after January 2027, placing it beyond the midterm elections. The stated reason was scheduling conflicts.
The dispute concerns whether potentially damaging details from Smith’s classified-documents investigation may become public. AlterNet links the delay request to earlier rulings by U.S. District Judge Aileen…
The skinny
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