U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has set a tentative date of Aug. 14 for the start of former President Donald Trump's trial on charges of obstruction and mishandling classified documents, per a new scheduling order posted to her court docket Tuesday morning. MORE: Judge orders Trump not to disclose evidence in classified documents caseAll pretrial motions must be filed by July 24, according to the order. Trump has denied all wrongdoing in the documents case and pushed back on the allegations in an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier on Monday night. Story continuesOn Monday, a judge approved a protective order sought by special counsel Jack Smith to keep Trump from disclosing sensitive information in the case. Trump trial date tentatively set for August in classified documents case originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News June 20, 2023 12:52 UTC