Donald Trump arrested: Judge Cannon sets May 20 trial date for documents case
Kaelan Deese
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The judge presiding over Donald Trump‘s classified documents case on Friday set a May 20 trial date for the former president’s classified documents case, which is expected to last roughly two months.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon‘s Friday order marks a middle-ground choice between a start time request by the government in early December and Trump’s request to push the trial until after the election.
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“The Government’s Motion to Continue Trial and Revised Proposed Schedule 34 is GRANTED IN PART,” Cannon wrote in a docket order filed Friday. She set the trial date for Monday, May 20, 2024, with a 9:30 a.m. start time.
The trial will take place in Ft. Pierce, Florida, just under five months ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Trump faces 37 counts including more than 30 violations of the Espionage Act, over allegations of withholding documents related to national security. He’s also charged, along with aide Walt Nauta, with making false statements and conspiring to obstruct justice. Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Attorneys for Trump requested the trial to take place post-election, citing Trump’s busy campaign schedule while also juggling several other lawsuits and two criminal indictments.
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Cannon, an appointee of the former president, was told by Trump attorney Todd Blanche during a procedural hearing Tuesday that his client deserved special consideration.
“It is intellectually dishonest to stand up in front of this court and say this case is like any other,” Blanche said. “It is not.”