Former President Donald Trump could go on trial in his classified documents case as early as this summer. There’s already doubt that will hold.
The federal government is preparing to take its classified documents case against Donald Trump to trial as early as this summer, giving the former president an unexpected gift as he juggles numerous criminal cases ahead of the Republican presidential primary season in 2024.
But there is already mounting doubt that the case will proceed as quickly as the preliminary start date suggests.
On Tuesday, 11th Circuit Judge Aileen Cannon released an order establishing the start of Trump’s jury trial to begin in Florida on August 14, well before the formal start of the presidential primary calendar with the Iowa Caucuses in January.
The expedited start date could be seen as boons not just for Trump, but for Cannon as well, who has faced numerous allegations from the Left of being biased toward the former president. An early trial date, some speculated Tuesday, counters narratives she would seek to delay the proceedings.
