Judge pauses litigation in classified docs case while mulling Trump's request for extension
The judge overseeing the probe into Donald Trump's handling of classified documents has paused any litigation involving the classified materials in question. The judge overseeing the probe into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents has paused any litigation involving the classified materials in question as she considers a request from Trump to extend deadlines in the case, according to a new order. At issue is how the classified materials at the center of the case are to be handled by the defendants and their attorneys, based on national security requirements. MORE: Trump asks judge in federal election interference case for 2-month extension to file pretrial motions After Judge Aileen Cannon established several deadlines for ruling on those issues, Trump's legal team last month filed a motion asking her for a three-month extension , saying that Trump and his co-defendants have still not had access "to significant portions of the materia...