A Florida federal judge has scheduled the “documents case” trial for former President Donald J. Trump for August 14th 2023, dashing any hopes that the hearing would begin after the 2024 election.
Trump supporters took to social media to decry the speed of the trial as “election interference,” doubling down on Trump’s claims that the state arresting him ahead of an election is a “banana republic”-style tactic by the Biden regime. DeSantis fans appeared to cheer the news on.
Trump has pleaded not guilty, and defended his behavior robustly on Fox News on Monday night, saying he had no confidential or still classified information.
An Obama-donor judge ruled this week that Donald Trump may not disclose information about the case to the press or public, though Biden’s Department of Justice has been leaking for months.
The Trump team are expected file motions to delay, causing legal experts to suggest the August 14th date is optimistic. Southern Florida’s courts are known as the “rocket docket” for their speed in hearing trials, something Biden DOJ prosecutor Jack Smith would have been aware of when bringing the case.
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