- A federal judge has set former President Donald Trump’s trial for mishandling classified documents for May 20, 2024.
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida on July 15, 2023.
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Former President Donald Trump’s trial for mishandling classified documents will begin on May 20, 2024, a federal judge ordered Friday.
Judge Aileen Cannon presented the schedule three days after defense attorneys argued the case should not go to trial until the November 2024 presidential election, due to Trump’s status as the current presidential candidate.
The decision by Cannon, a Trump appointee, falls midway between demands from Trump’s legal team and the Justice Department, which had been pushing for the trial to begin in late 2023.
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