Judge Denies Trump's Bid to Postpone Docs Trial Date, Allows Other Extensions
The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
Donald Trump is desperate to delay all of his criminal trials until after the 2024 election as part of a desperate effort to retake power and pardon himself for his crimes. However, even a Trump-appointed judge like Aileen Cannon cannot do such a favor for Trump — at least not yet. Cannon may still rule in Trump's favor and circumvent the spirit of justice, but at least, at the moment, the extension request has been denied. Regardless, justice will prevail, and Trump will ultimately have to answer for all of his crimes.
Pro-Trump narrative
The left-wing, Biden propaganda media machine continues to run smear campaigns about Judge Aileen Cannon and former Pres. Donald Trump as Jack Smith's corrupt prosecution continues to be derailed. Everyone knows that the Washington establishment, and its Democratic allies at the state level, will do whatever it can to imprison and punish Donald Trump. The left knows it can't beat him cleanly at the ballot box and is using "lawfare" to tie Trump down. Judge Cannon is making sound and fair rulings, and any decision that isn't rigged against Trump will be blasted by the media.
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