WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely.

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    6 months ago

    but complicated since most jails don’t have remotely the capacity or security of a real prison and you’ve still got to figure out how to work his Secret Service detail into the picture. And also the protests from his cult if/when that happens.

    Which are all things the judge acknowledged in his statement ashen he handed down the most recent contempt ruling.

    Like it or not, there’s a lot more considerations to this than simply “lock him up”.