Florida stores ‘top secret’ files: Donald Trump trial postponed indefinitely

His chances of going to trial in this case before the November 5 presidential election are now very slim. A Florida judge has indefinitely delayed the start of former US President Donald Trump’s criminal trial for mishandling classified documents, according to a ruling Tuesday.

The November Republican presidential candidate’s trial was scheduled to begin May 20, but a federal judge ruled that date untenable due to the number of pretrial motions filed. She has not set a new date.

40 counts

Last summer, federal courts indicted Donald Trump as part of an investigation into his mishandling of confidential documents, a first for a former American president. In that case, he is accused of endangering the security of the United States by storing sensitive documents after he left the White House in January 2021 at his Florida residence instead of turning them over to the National Archives as needed. in accordance with the law.

He has pleaded not guilty to all 40 charges against him, including “unlawful possession of national security information,” “obstruction of justice” and “false statements.” He is also accused of trying to destroy evidence in the case. The most serious charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

This is one of four cases in which the former US president has been charged. Donald Trump has been appearing in New York since April 15 for disguising as “legal expenses” payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels to hide her alleged sexual relationship with a billionaire.

If he were elected again in November, Donald Trump could, after his inauguration in January 2025, order the dismissal of two federal proceedings against him: a case involving confidential documents and a case in the capital Washington on charges of unlawful assassination. overturn the results of the presidential election, which Joe Biden won in 2020.