date which trump s lawyers wanted. but even though cannon didn t immediately cave to trump s request, her timeframe could still prove complicated. given the political calendar. on may 20th, all but six states will have had their primary elections. meaning we will probably already know who the republican nominee for president is. and if that nominee is trump, which is very likely, then having a may trial will no doubt lead to cries of election interference and calls for further delays. but even as the twice impeached, twice indicted former president is clearly counting on that friendly judge and the friendly florida district to help him avoid conviction, he s not exactly out of the woods. especially as another indictment from jack smith s office could come at any moment. this one relating to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. and today, we re learning new details about what exactly the special counsel wanted to know from william russell, trump s personal aide who testified