Judge orders Trump classified documents trial in Florida to begin in May 2024

Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on June 13 after pleading not guilty in a Miami courtroom earlier in the day to mishandling classified documents. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

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A federal judge in Florida says former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on charges of withholding and concealing classified and top-secret documents will begin on May 20.

The trial will take place in Ft. Pierce, Fla., before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon.

Trump faces 37 counts, including more than 30 violations of the Espionage Act, over allegations of withholding documents related to national security. He’s also charged, along with aide Walt Nauta, with making false statements and conspiring to obstruct justice.