Trump classified documents trial date set for Aug. 14

A Florida national justice connected Tuesday scheduled the transgression trial of erstwhile President Donald Trump for his alleged amerciable retention of classified government documents to statesman Aug. 14.

But experts bash not expect the proceedings to statesman astir truthful early, fixed the clip needed to resoluteness analyzable ineligible issues earlier a jury starts proceeding grounds and being presented with evidence.

Trump, who is seeking the 2024 Republican statesmanlike nomination, was indicted earlier this period connected much than 3 twelve transgression charges related to his keeping hundreds of classified records aft helium near the White House successful January 2021.

He has pleaded not blameworthy successful the case.

In her bid Tuesday, Judge Aileen Cannon told Department of Justice prosecutors and lawyers for Trump to record each pre-trial motions by July 24.

On Monday, a national magistrate justice issued an bid barring Trump's defence attorneys from releasing grounds they get from prosecutors successful the lawsuit to the media oregon the public.

In an interrogation Monday with Fox News, Trump excused his nonaccomplishment to springiness backmost authorities records that were sought for months by officials, saying helium had to spell done boxes containing those documents to region idiosyncratic belongings.

"Before I nonstop boxes over, I person to instrumentality each of my things out. These boxes were interspersed with each sorts of things," Trump said successful that interview.

"I was precise busy, arsenic you've benignant of seen," helium said.