Tue Jun 20, 2023 – 4:04 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — The trial for former U.S. President Donald Trump in relation to his handling of classified documents has been scheduled to take place in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on August 14. Hearings will be held in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Trump-appointed federal judge Aileen M. Cannon scheduled the trial in a six-page omnibus order setting the trial date as well as pretrial and sentencing procedures.
“This case is hereby set for a Criminal Jury Trial during the two-week period commencing August 14, 2023, or as soon thereafter as the case may be called,” Cannon wrote in the order, which was entered into the docket June 20. “A Calendar Call will be held at 1:45 p.m. on August 8, 2023.”
The trial date is open to modification by the prosecution and the defense, however, meaning the actual trial could take place much later.
The first U.S. president in history to face federal charges from the Department of Justice, Trump pleaded not guilty on June 13 to 37 felony charges pertaining to his alleged mishandling of classified documents. FBI agents previously carried out an
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