Another win for Mr Delay, Delay, Delay.
"We note that the timing of the current production of additional materials from the USAO is a function of defendant's own delay."
The DA requested material from the United States Attorney's Office over a year ago.
9 months later Trump's Team suddenly decided that they wanted more stuff too and subpoenaed the USAO.
The USAO has now produced Trump's requested 73,000 pages plus another 31,000 pages that seem to be from the year-old DA request.
So, the DA reviewed the 73,000 pages and whilst they determined that only some 172 pages were relevant, the DA did not oppose the adjournment "in an abundance of caution" and for procedural fairness.
Agreeing to the delay also negates a Trump tactic of using any refusal in the inevitable appeal.
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Despite having access to those materials since June, defendant raised no concerns to the People about the sufficiency of our efforts to obtain materials from the USAO before last week; instead, defendant waited until January 18, 2024 to subpoena additional materials from the USAO and then consented to repeated extensions of the deadline for the USAO's determination.
The timing of the USAO's productions is a result solely of defendant's delay despite the People's diligence."
20240314-peoples-notice.pdf (documentcloud.org)
