Special counsel Jack Smith has urged a federal judge to reject a request by Trump aide Walt Nauta to delay his case related to former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents. Nauta's request to delay a scheduled hearing was due to one of his attorneys attending an unrelated trial in Washington, D.C. Smith argued that an indefinite delay would be unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Nauta is a key part of the government's case against Trump that alleges he obstructed efforts to obtain classified documents that he had in his possession. The special counsel had hoped to put Trump on trial in mid-December, but the former president will likely try to object to that timeframe.