The trial of former US President Donald Trump over the handling of classified government documents has been delayed indefinitely.
Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over the case, has issued a notice of cancellation for the trial start date, which was to begin on May 20 because of outstanding legal issues, the reason for delaying the trial.
The trial is now unlikely to start before the US presidential election in November.
It is a strategic victory for the Republican candidate, who wants to delay the start of any trial he may face. He is 77 years old and has desires to return to the White House after the presidential election.
Trump is currently attending trials in a New York court over payments to a pornographic actress, besides other legal battles he is embroiled in.
Last year, Trump was charged with federal crimes over the document scandal, which was based on the accusation that he had retained very sensitive information from his presidency from 2017 to 2021.
In August 2022, the FBI raided Trump's residence in Florida, seizing several sets of top-secret documents. Trump is also charged with conspiring to defy the investigation.
He is alleged to have tried to recruit his aides to take down the footage from security cameras and send the boxes containing the documents to.
Trump entered a plea of not guilty following the charges filed in Miami last year. His legal team continues efforts to forestall the trial, asserting Trump's presidential immunity. They contend that retaining the documents as personal records constituted an official act of the presidency.
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