The federal judge presiding over the case in which former President Donald J. Trump is charged with illegally retaining numerous classified documents has scheduled the trial for May 2024.<br /><br />Cannon's Decision On Trump Trial Date: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision Friday represents a compromise between the government's plea to begin the trial in December and Trump's wish to delay the proceedings indefinity, or until after the 2024 election.<br /><br />With Trump leading his GOP rivals by a hefty margin, the decision means a jury could be deciding whether to hand a guilty verdict to the Republican presidential nominee.<br /><br />The presidential primaries are set to take place between January and May of next year, according to The New York Times.
