Donald Trump’s classified documents trial scheduled for May 2024 is a blow to the former president who asked for a postponement until after the election
- The trial against former President Donald Trump with classified documents will start in May
- He had wanted to push it past the 2024 election
- By then, he could be the GOP’s presumptive presidential candidate
The trial of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents will take place in May, a blow to the ex-president who wanted to postpone it until after the 2024 presidential election.
Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon has allowed jury selection to begin May 14, with a two-week trial set to begin May 20.
Prosecutors had wanted the trial to take place in December, but Cannon indicated on Tuesday that she thought the timeline was too “compressed” for a trial involving classified material.
By May, Trump, who is far ahead of the other 2024 GOP entrants, could be the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee.
It will be unprecedented for a former president and a presidential candidate to stand trial.
The trial of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents will take place in May, which is a blow to the ex-president who wanted to postpone it until after the 2024 presidential election
Trump also said this week that he expects to be charged again by special counsel Jack Smith on charges related to the 2020 and January 6 elections.
Last month, Trump appeared in federal court in Miami and pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to his mishandling of classified material, including willfully withholding national defense information and making false statements.