Judge Cannon sets May 20, 2024 trial date for Biden DOJ’s prosecution of Donald Trump over seized documents
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Judge Cannon sets May 20, 2024 trial date for Biden DOJ’s prosecution of Donald Trump over seized documents
Judge Cannon sets May 20, 2024 trial date for Biden DOJ’s prosecution of Donald Trump over seized documents
Judge Aileen Cannon has set a trial date in the Biden DOJ’s case against President Donald Trump for May 20, 2024.
At the time, she said she would issue a ruling on the timeline “Promptly.” The Department of Justice is charging Trump with multiple counts under the Espionage Act, while Trump’s attorneys have repeatedly cited the Presidential Records Act, which gives presidents the authority to determine what records in their possession are personal and which are best suited for the National Archives.
The DOJ claims that Trump is guilty of “Obstruction of justice” after claiming that Trump interfered with documents in his possession that were under a DOJ subpoena.
Trump asserts fully that any documents that remained in his possession after his term as president were rightfully in his possession.
This is the first time in US history that a president or former president has been tried on criminal charges, and it comes amid two other cases in which Trump is facing prosecution.
The charges of falsification of business records stem from Bragg’s claim that payment Trump made to his lawyers and recorded in bookkeeping records as “Legal fees” were not actually legal fees but intended as payments to porn star Stormy Daniels to hush up a dalliance the two are alleged to have had. The Department of Justice is also seeking to prosecute Trump for charges related to the Capitol riot of January 6, though the full spate of charges has not been released.
Trump revealed that he was identified as a “Target” by the DOJ, which he learned about via a letter over the events of January 6th.
Source: The Post Millennial
