the public, according to a court filing. Trump is the first US president, current or former, to be hit with a federal criminal indictment. The 77-year-old was allowed to leave the court without any restrictions to domestic or international travel, though he will not be allowed to discuss the case with former aide and co-defendant Walt Nauta, who is also charged with six criminal counts in the case. US district judge Aileen Cannon has set Trump’s trial date for 14 August. Jack Smith, the DoJ’s special counsel on the case, promised a speedy trial following the 37-count indictment charging Trump with wilful retention of classified government records and obstruction of justice, but lengthy delays are still widely expected by legal observers due to the complexities of handling highly classified evidence and the likelihood of challenges from Trump’s legal team. US magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart put strict conditions on Trump’s access to materials relevant to the case and ordered his defence lawyers not to release evidence to the media or the public, according to a court filing. The latest order came after a US judge on Monday ordered Trump’s defence lawyers not to release evidence in the classified documents case to the media or MONTHLY ROUND-UP 7 After being arraigned in Miami in federal court on 13 June, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them. Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Classified Documents Case
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