Donald Trump trial: Classified documents hearing set one week before first GOP debate

Washington Examiner ^ | Jack Birle

[joesbucks]

Judge Aileen Cannon has set the first court date for former President Donald Trump's classified documents trial, a little over a week before the first GOP primary debate.

The case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida will begin Aug. 14, 2023, per a court filing on Tuesday.

[joesbucks]

The former president was charged with 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information, one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, one count of withholding a document or record, one count of corruptly concealing a document or record, one count of concealing a document in a federal investigation, one count for a scheme to conceal, and one count related to alleged false statements.

[NautiNurse]

Trial will be in Ft. Pierce (St. Lucie Co.) Florida. In 2016 and 2020, St. Lucie Co. carried Trump with 49% and 50.4%, respectively. In 2022, St. Lucie Co. carried DeSantis to win gubernatorial re-election with 59.4%.

[joesbucks]

Are you suggesting he’d have better luck with the DC jury pool?

[SuperLuminal]

Just a coincidence...
Move along, serfs...
Nothing here to see...

[nikos1121]

To be stupid to do any debates. Tech, why do I need to base. He’s leading way ahead. I don’t think he’s going to bed fact, I think he said he’s not gonna be the baby.

[NautiNurse]

Why would you ask such an asinine question after I researched the election data for St. Lucie Co.?

[joesbucks]

I can’t tell what you concluded, thus the question.

[thegagline]

Why would you ask such an asinine question after I researched the election data for St. Lucie Co.?

I was wondering why you were asked that question as well. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him think.

[dware]

I’m assuming Motions to Dismiss have been or will soon be filed?

[KC Burke]

I believe all motions are due by the 24th - not certain.

[NautiNurse]

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him think.

Words of wisdom.

[joesbucks]

I don’t believe they’ve responded at all.

[joesbucks]

I just looked at the case. There has been no response to the charges filed.

There is a possibility that it may have been filed, but not released, although that would be unusual. I do expect that some documents may never be available or delayed in being able to see them. Also, expect heavy redactions.

[joesbucks]

The jury pool won’t be exclusively from St. Lucie County. The poll will be made up of jurors from the entire court district.