2024 election why the calendar may be the decisive factor, 2024 election

In yet another city, in yet another courtroom, Donald Trump on Friday will star in a fresh episode of a deepening drama over whether he will be tried for federal crimes before

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2024 election why the calendar may be the decisive factor, 2024 election


In yet another city, in yet another courtroom, Donald Trump on Friday will star in a fresh episode of a deepening drama over whether he will be tried for federal crimes before November’s general election.

 A Florida judge could set a new date for the ex-president’s trial over alleged mishandling of classified documents – a step that could impact other criminal proceedings on Trump’s crowded personal docket.

Special counsel Jack Smith wants Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, to schedule a trial, which is sure to be delayed from its current late May start, for July 8. He wants to get at least one court date set in stone, but his choice would heighten the political stakes by setting up a collision with the Republican National Convention a week later, where the former president is expected to claim his third straight GOP nomination.