Trump lawyers turn focus to classified documents case after New York verdict

Trump lawyers turn focus to classified documents case after New York verdict

Florida case regarding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago the only one left against Trump with ongoing proceedings

Donald Trump’s lawyers are preparing to redirect their focus on the charges that the former president illegally retained classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, moving on after Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies in his New York criminal trial last month.

The documents case now stands with singular importance for Trump, as it is the only case with ongoing proceedings. The other two cases where Trump is a defendant – the 2020 election interference cases in Washington and Georgia – are now indefinitely delayed with appeals.

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