Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are seeking an extra month to respond to prosecutors' appeal of U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of his secret documents case, according to a report.
Trump's legal team asked Tuesday for — and is likely to be granted — a 30-day extension saying they can't meet a Sept. 25 deadline as they grapple with other court dates in his Washington, D.C. election subversion case, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
As such, Trump's team asked to push the deadline to Oct. 25, a request special counsel Jack Smith did not oppose.
The case involves claims that Trump took classified documents from the White House and refused to return them when asked.
Two amicus briefs recently filed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals argue that Cannon should be removed from the documents case, which she dismissed in July.
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