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June 21, 2023

Judge Sets Aug. 14 Trial Date for Donald Trump for Mishandling Classified Documents
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The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's trial for mishandling
classified documents has set an initial trial date of August 14 - one
week before the first Republican presidential debate. U.S. District
Court Judge Aileen Cannon set the date on Tuesday, but many legal
experts expect the trial will be delayed. Cannon is a Trump-appointed
judge who has served on the federal bench for less than three years.
According to The New York Times, she has only overseen four short
criminal trials in her time on the bench.


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