Trump Classified Docs Trial Date Is Set—for Primary Season
Former President Donald Trump is set to go on trial in South Florida for hoarding classified documents at his oceanside mansion in May 2024, giving him extra time to prepare a defense—but putting the presidential candidate in the hot seat right smack in the middle of key primary elections.
U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Friday issued a seven-page order rejecting the Department of Justice’s request to hold the trial much sooner, citing the extremely complicated nature of handling such sensitive national secrets at the most closely watched trial in American history.
DOJ special counsel Jack Smith and his prosecutors wanted Trump to face serious criminal charges as early as this year, which would resolve the matter before the leading Republican presidential candidate appears on primary ballots across the country.