More Than 5,000 Pages of Classified Documents Presented in Mar-a-Lago Case
NewsweekMAR 2024
Trump Classified Docs Case: Sides Spar Over Start Date
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The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
This case completely exposes the political weaponization of the Justice Department by the Biden administration. The DOJ violated many of its own rules to infringe on the former president’s rights and this case is a sham. Rather than delaying this trial, it should be canceled.
Anti-Trump narrative
This trial should start sooner rather than later. Trump's team is pulling out every trick in the book to delay the proceedings against him, hoping that his judicial appointees will do him a favor. He knows that if he delays long enough and wins the presidency in November, he can avoid prosecution.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 50% chance that Trump's classified documents federal criminal trial will begin by April 3, 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
