FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA — Today, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon set a date for former President Trump to stand trial over his alleged mishandling of classified government documents.
In a seven-page order, Cannon set the two-week jury trial to begin on May 20, 2024, at the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida. The Department of Justice requested the trial start in December, but Trump's legal team pushed back, arguing that the trial should begin after the 2024 presidential election.
"The Court will be faced with extensive pre-trial motion practice on a diverse number of legal and factual issues, all in connection with a 38-count indictment," wrote Cannon.
The trial will take place toward the end of the Republican presidential primaries – more than two months after Super Tuesday, when the largest number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination are at stake.
The Republican National Convention, where the GOP will formally select its nominee, is scheduled to begin on July 15, 2024.
