Judge Aileen Cannon set the preliminary trial date for roughly two months after Trump’s arraignment at her courtroom in Fort Pierce, Fla. The judge said in a Tuesday filing that all pre-trial motions must be filed by July 24.
Trump and his team are expected to push to delay the trial through those motions, however, making it unlikely that the Aug. 14 date will hold.
On Monday, a federal judge accepted a DOJ request to prevent Trump from disclosing information related to his trial.
It also bars Trump from disseminating any evidence from the trial with reporters or on social media, similar to the order issued as part of the complaint against him in a New York court for concealing documents.
Trump pleaded not guilty last Tuesday to charges on 37 counts following a DOJ indictment alleging he violated both the Espionage Act and obstructed justice in taking classified records from his presidency and refusing to return them. He is also facing charges for concealing documents and misleading investigators.
The bulk of DOJ´s case is based on 31 documents found among over 300 stored in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Residence.
A breakdown of the files indicates that many were classified at a high level and included information on U.S. military capabilities and details on nuclear weapons.
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