The judge overseeing the government’s classified documents case against Donald Trump has set the date for jury trial.
The date falls in the second half of the Republican Primary next year:
BREAKING: Judge Aileen Cannon announces a trial date for the Trump classified documents case: May 20, 2024. pic.twitter.com/C3e0LNvTmA
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) July 21, 2023
With the Republican National Convention happening in mid-July of next year, we may very well know who the nominee is for the Republican Party by the trial date.
But if it’s a really competitive primary that goes down to the wire the trial could be a factor. And it may anyway considering the general election happens after mid-July and I’m sure there will be some asking whether we want a nominee that may be convicted of a federal crime.
UPDATE: Jonathan Turley suggests this may not be the final date of the trial: “The trial date for Trump has been set for May 20, 2024, roughly six months before the election. However, that is not counting any delays due to appeals taken on threshold issues that could delay the trial. Pre-trial motions have to be fully argued before the trial court before an appeal is sought. That means that many challenges occurred relatively late in the process. Six months does not leave much “crush space” for appellate delays. It remains unclear if the trial will occur before the election.”