Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to go on trial in August, according to an order handed down on June 20.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon notified Trump, 77, and U.S. prosecutors of the scheduled date in a six-page order.
“This case is hereby set for a Criminal Jury Trial during the two-week period commencing August 14, 2023, or as soon thereafter as the case may be called,” Cannon, a Trump appointee, wrote.
The trial will likely end up happening later than August, Politico reporter Kyle Cheney said, based on a review of how Cannon has handled other criminal cases.
“She has always set a super fast trial date, as a matter of practice, and then repeatedly continued it as trial matters arose. In every single case, big and small, save for a few quick plea deals,” Cheney wrote on Twitter….