Trump documents trial start delayed indefinitely, judge orders

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., April 2, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

(Reuters) - Donald Trump's trial in Florida on charges of illegally keeping classified documents after leaving office has been indefinitely postponed, a judge decided on Tuesday, greatly reducing the odds he will face a jury in either of the two federal criminal cases against him before the Nov. 5 U.S. election.

Trump, seeking to regain the presidency, previously had been scheduled to go to trial on May 20 in the documents case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, but the prosecution and defense had both acknowledged that date would need to be delayed.