Criminal trial to start less than six months before US elections in November; interviews in 2020 election investigation could take more than a month
In pushing back the trial date to 20 May 2024, Judge Aileen Cannon wrote that “the Government’s proposed schedule is atypically accelerated and inconsistent with ensuring a fair trial”.
She agreed with defense lawyers that the amount of evidence that would need to be sifted through before the trial, including classified information, was “voluminous”.
