There is already a date for the trial against Trump for possession of confidential documents: May 20, 2024

On the other hand, the US Department of Justice had asked to advance the proceedings to December 1 of this year.

The trial will be held in the federal courts of Fort Pierce, a city about 200 kilometers north of Miami where Cannon is a judge, a position for which she was precisely nominated by Trump in 2020, when he was president.

Joining Trump in the dock will be Waltine Nauta, who was his assistant in the White House and served the former president when he left the White House in January 2021. Both, who pleaded not guilty before Judge Cannon, are charged with withholding and concealment of classified documents, in addition to other related crimes, which are punishable by prison terms.

More than 30 charges

Trump has pleaded not guilty to more than thirty charges against him regarding these events. The documents were found at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.. after leaving the White House.

According to the indictment, the classified documents that Trump stored in boxes at his home contained “sensitive” information about the United States' weapons capabilities.

It should be remembered that Trump is a candidate for the Republican nomination with a view to being the one who faces the current president, Joe Biden, at the polls in the general elections of November 2024. For this reason, several journalists from the US press have pointed out that if Trump were to win these elections without the trial having taken place, he could “maneuver” to annul the judicial process.