Judge Aileen Cannon has set a trial date of May 2024 for former President Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.

Although Cannon rejected Trump’s legal team’s request to indefinitely delay the matter, she largely agreed with his arguments that the complexities of the case required setting a trial well after prosecutors requested trial date of December of this year.

“The Court rejects Defendants’ request to withhold setting of a schedule now,” Cannon writes.

“Nevertheless, the Government’s proposed schedule is atypically accelerated and inconsistent with ensuring a fair trial.” 

While Trump’s trial is currently set for May 20, 2024, the matter is likely to get delayed further as Trump’s team has made clear they expect to file various motions in the case.

Those motions are likely to bump back the trial date, a move that could push the trial closer to the presidential election — a factor that could prompt additional requests to delay the trial.

Cannon alluded to that in her order, noting that practice “will require considerable time for Court review, independent of the ultimate merits of any such motions.”