Donald Trump, during an appearance on June 24 in Washington Aaron Schw | EUROPAPRESS
The trial relates to an investigation into classified documents found at his home in Florida
Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that it was condemnation former president of the USA Donald Trump (2017-2021) for classified documents found at his home in Florida, May 20, 2024that is, when the presidential elections in this country are just over six months away.
Trump is a candidate for the Republican nomination aiming to face incumbent US President Joe Biden in the November general election, and his defense has asked Cannon to delay it indefinitely until after that election nomination.
In a court document included in the case summary this Friday, Judge Cannon also ordered a hearing on May 14, 2024, to discuss the calendar and other details of the trial, which was originally scheduled. will start next August 14.
The prosecution asked for an adjournment until December 11, and also asked Judge Cannon not to accept the defense’s motion to postpone the trial until the end of the election process.
Several press commentators pointed out that if Trump If he wins the election in 2024 and the trial has not yet taken place, he could maneuver to overturn the process.
The trial will be held at federal courts in Fort Piercein the city about 200 kilometers north of Miami where Cannon is a judge, for which Trump nominated her in 2020, when he was president.
Together with Trump, he will sit on the dock Waltin Nautawhich was his white house aide and was at the service of the former president when he left the White House in January 2021.
Both men, who pleaded not guilty before Judge Cannon, did accused of concealing and concealing secret documentsalong with other related criminal acts, for which a prison sentence is provided.
Trump now faces another possible prosecution for crimes related to capture of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 a mob of his followers who wanted to prevent the victory of today’s president from being confirmed Joe Biden after the 2020 election.
Special prosecutor Jack Smith informed Trump in a letter that he was the subject of a grand jury investigation in Washington.
Trump claims he is the victim of the Biden administration’s “instrumentalization” of the judiciary to prevent him from reaching the White House again.
Source: La Vozde Galicia
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