
Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to postpone a trial in Donald Trump’s classified documents case could actually make it easier to move ahead with the former president's other criminal proceedings, legal experts say.
According to Neil Katyal, former acting U.S. solicitor general, Cannon’s decision could, in particular, allow special counsel Jack Smith to press ahead with the Jan. 6 case against Trump. The former president has been charged with plotting to overturn the 2020 election, a case that is being handled by a federal judge in Washington, DC.