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A federal judge today ordered that the trial and the classified documents case against

former President Donald Trump begin on May 20, 2024.

U.S. District Judge Aline Cannon rejected the Justice Department's bid to try the case

in December, as well as the former president's request for a delay until after the 2024

election.

The trial in Florida is one of many legal obligations Mr. Trump faces going into the 2024 election

cycle, including federal and state criminal probes related to efforts to overturn the results

of the 2020 election.

Let's turn now to former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth, also a professor of law at Cardozo

School of Law.

Thank you for being with us.

And what's your assessment of this May 2024 trial date?

Which side does this scheduling benefit assuming it holds?

Well, nobody got exactly what they wanted.

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