2024 Trial Date Set for Criminal Classified Documents Case Against Trump
2024 Trial Date Set , for Criminal Classified Documents , Case Against Trump.
The classified documents case against
former President Donald Trump will begin
on May 20, 2024, NBC News reports.
The classified documents case against
former President Donald Trump will begin
on May 20, 2024, NBC News reports.
Judge Aileen Cannon, the federal judge
overseeing the criminal trial, filed documents on July 21 which included the start date of the high-profile case.
NBC reports that the start date is a few months after the
time frame counsel Jack Smith had requested and ahead of the post-election date requested by Trump's legal team. .
Earlier this week, defense attorneys
and federal prosecutors met at a hearing
to argue for their preferred trial timelines.
The prosecution wanted a start date of
December 11, 2023, while Trump's defense team
pushed for the trial to be held after the 2024 election. .
The former president is facing 37 counts that
include willfully retaining national defense information,
obstruction of justice and making false statements.
A former White House valet is also facing
six felony counts for aiding Trump in hiding
top-secret documents from investigators. .
Both men have pleaded not guilty to
the numerous charges against them.
In March, Trump is facing another
criminal trial in Manhattan.
He has also pleaded not guilty in that case.
34 felony counts were brought against
the former president, stemming from allegations
that he falsified business records in order to hide
hush money payments amid the 2016 election
The classified documents case against
former President Donald Trump will begin
on May 20, 2024, NBC News reports.
The classified documents case against
former President Donald Trump will begin
on May 20, 2024, NBC News reports.
Judge Aileen Cannon, the federal judge
overseeing the criminal trial, filed documents on July 21 which included the start date of the high-profile case.
NBC reports that the start date is a few months after the
time frame counsel Jack Smith had requested and ahead of the post-election date requested by Trump's legal team. .
Earlier this week, defense attorneys
and federal prosecutors met at a hearing
to argue for their preferred trial timelines.
The prosecution wanted a start date of
December 11, 2023, while Trump's defense team
pushed for the trial to be held after the 2024 election. .
The former president is facing 37 counts that
include willfully retaining national defense information,
obstruction of justice and making false statements.
A former White House valet is also facing
six felony counts for aiding Trump in hiding
top-secret documents from investigators. .
Both men have pleaded not guilty to
the numerous charges against them.
In March, Trump is facing another
criminal trial in Manhattan.
He has also pleaded not guilty in that case.
34 felony counts were brought against
the former president, stemming from allegations
that he falsified business records in order to hide
hush money payments amid the 2016 election