Trump Campaign Says New Trial Date a ‘Major Setback’ for DOJ

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Former President Donald Trump’s campaign on July 21 called the new May 2024 court date for his federal criminal trial a “major setback” to Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors.

Scheduled to begin on May 20, 2024, the new trial date was set earlier that day by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon following extension requests from both Special Counsel Jack Smith and Mr. Trump’s legal team.

“Today’s order by Judge Cannon is a major setback to the DOJ’s crusade to deny President Trump a fair legal process,” a Trump spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement. “The extensive schedule allows President Trump and his legal team to continue fighting this empty hoax.

“Crooked Joe Biden is losing and attempting to use his weaponized DOJ against his top political rival—a disgraceful and un-American abuse of power. Crooked Joe will fail and President Trump will win back the White House for the American people.”

Initially, the trial was set for August of this year. The special counsel, however, requested that the date be pushed back to December, while Mr. Trump sought a postponement until after the 2024 election. The final date represents a compromise between the two.

Proceeding to trial in August would deny both parties “reasonable time necessary for effective preparation,” Judge Cannon noted in the order (pdf).

Although the judge denied Mr. Trump’s request to hold off on setting a trial schedule, she found the government’s proposed timeline to be “atypically accelerated and inconsistent with ensuring a fair trial.”

Ultimately, she reasoned that a longer delay would be required to ensure adequate time for discovery review and resolve any pre-trial motions or complications due to security clearance requirements.

The two-week trial will take place in a federal court in Fort Pierce, Florida.

‘Witch Hunt’

In addition to the 37 felony counts Mr. Trump is facing over his handling of classified documents, he is also fighting 34 counts of falsification of business records in a separate case in New York.

By Samantha Flom

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