Former President Donald Trump is in a Florida courtroom for a hearing into his alleged mishandling of confidential documents. This case is one of four criminal cases Trump faces, although it is unclear when it will go to trial.
The case revolves around Trump's handling of confidential documents after his presidency and his resistance to the government's attempts to retrieve materials he took to Mar-a-Lago (his Florida mansion) from the White House. Trump's personal advisor Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira were also charged. All three pleaded not guilty.
Before initial charges against Trump were filed in June 2023, authorities tried — and failed — throughout 2021 and 2022 to recover documents in Trump's possession. The National Archives, which is charged with collecting and organizing presidential materials, said in early 2022 that at least 15 boxes of White House records had been recovered from the property, including some that were considered classified.
The indictment unsealed last June shows that Trump withheld documents related to national defense that were placed at the highest levels of security and some are so sensitive that they required special treatment. The Justice Department selected 31 documents — one for each of the 31 intentional withholding charges Trump is facing. Several of the records concern the military capabilities of various countries, prosecutors say.
Judge Aileen Cannon is reconsidering the trial's start date, which was initially set for late May. At a hearing earlier this month, Trump's lawyers told the judge that the case should be tried after the 2024 election. Trump's lawyers are also arguing that the entire case should be dismissed.
Source: CNN Brasil
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