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- Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents trial has been delayed indefinitely.
- It's now extremely unlike that it would take place before the 2024 election.
- The scheduling may allow Trump to get rid of the case if he's elected president.
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case over his holding onto secret government documents following his presidency delayed the trial indefinitely — giving him the chance to get rid of the charges if he wins the 2024 election.
In an order Tuesday afternoon, US District Judge Aileen Cannon scheduled more than a dozen more hearings and deadlines for lawyers through July. The trial, she said, couldn't happen until she decided "myriad and interconnected pre-trial and CIPA issues remaining," referring to laws related to handling classified information.