May 4, 2024
A federal judge in Florida has set a trial date of next May for former President Donald Trump, who is accused of illegally retaining classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in his classified documents case. 

Trump is accused of illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents. 

The May 20, 2024, trial date is a compromise between a request from prosecutors to set the trial for this December and a request from defense lawyers to schedule it after the 2024 presidential election.

This is a developing story and will be updated. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.