- The DOJ arraigned Donald Trump for his handling of classified federal government files.
- A federal judge managing the case set a preliminary trial date of August 14.
The Justice Department asked a judge on Friday night to delay till December the criminal trial of previous President Donald Trump for keeping categorized files
United States District Judge Aileen Cannon set a preliminary trial date of Aug. 14 for Trump, who deals with 37 felony counts implicating him of unlawfully hoarding categorized files and blocking Justice Department efforts to get them back.
DOJ district attorneys with unique counsel Jack Smith’s group asked Cannon to reschedule the trial for Dec. 11. They stated the hold-up was required due to the fact that the case includes categorized details and will need Trump’s legal representatives to get security clearances, a procedure that is underway.
The Justice Department stated today that it has actually started sharing proof pertinent to the case with the Trump legal group.
However, they stated in their Friday filing, “Even with the timely production the federal government has actually set up, the addition of extra time for defense counsel to examine and absorb the discovery, to make their own choices about any production to the federal government, and for the federal government to examine the exact same, is affordable and proper.”
The Justice Department stated Trump’s legal representatives do not challenge pressing the trial go back. The judge will eventually set the trial date.
Trump, who is likewise in the throes of a 2024 governmental project, is implicated of breaking the Espionage Act for keeping categorized files, to name a few charges.
On top of the federal indictment, Trump likewise deals with 34 felony charges in New york city in connection to a hush cash payment made to adult movie starlet Stormy Daniels