2023-07-21 16:50:07
The trial of former US President Donald Trump, for his negligent management of confidential documents after his departure from the White House, will begin on May 20 next year, the judge in charge of the case announced on Friday July 21. Magistrate Aileen Cannon also said the trial will begin in federal court in Florida.
At this stage, the case of sensitive documents is considered the most dangerous for the former Republican president, targeted by several investigations.
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The case of confidential documents
In January 2021, Donald Trump had left the White House, his boxes filled with documents classified as “secret-defense”. However, a 1978 law obliges all American presidents to transmit all of their e-mails, letters and other working documents to the National Archives.
Some of the documents included confidential information on nuclear weapons, according to the 44-page indictment revealed on Friday, June 7. Following several reminders, Donald Trump ended up returning a certain number then, after searching his home, the FBI found thousands more.
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Charged in mid-June with 37 counts including “unlawful retention of national security information”, “obstruction of justice” et “false testimony”Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in federal court in Miami. A trial to be held in the middle of the primary campaign for the presidential election.
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