A trial date has been scheduled for former President Trump in a case where he is charged with illegally retaining classified documents. The trial is set to take place on May 20, 2024, as decided by US District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida. This date is a compromise between the prosecution’s request for a trial in December and the defense’s bid for a date after the 2024 presidential election. If the date stands, the trial will occur later in the presidential nomination process and before the official nomination at the Republican National Convention.
Furthermore, this trial will closely follow a separate trial in New York where Trump faces state charges related to falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, a porn actor. Cannon justified the delay in the trial start date, which the Justice Department had initially requested for December 11, stating that the proposed schedule was accelerated and could compromise a fair trial. Both defense lawyers and the judge recognized the considerable amount of evidence, including classified information, that needs to be reviewed before the trial.
In her ruling, Cannon emphasized that the interests of justice served by postponing the trial outweigh the public’s and defendants’ desire for a speedy trial. It is worth noting that Trump may still face additional trials in the future. He recently disclosed that he has received notification of being a target in a separate Justice Department investigation regarding attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Additionally, prosecutors in Georgia are expected to announce charging decisions soon as part of an investigation into Trump and his associates’ actions to undermine the vote in that state. (Read more in the President Trump stories.)
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