JForrest English : Trump classified documents trial date set for Aug. 14

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Trump classified documents trial date set for Aug. 14

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday scheduled the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump for his alleged illegal retention of classified government documents to begin Aug. 14.

retention - retain

alleged - adj - stated as a fact but without any proof

He's an alleged thief.

But experts do not expect the trial to begin nearly so early, given the time needed to resolve comlicated legal issues before a jury could hear testimony and be presented with evidence.

given - because of 

We're not going on vacation, given the weather.

testimony - spoken/written statements

Trump, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, was indicted earlier this month on more than three dozen criminal charges related to his keeping hundreds of classified records after he left the White House in January 2021.

indicted - officially accused of a crime.

Trump was indicted by the courts.

The courts indicted Trump

keeping - retaining

The 77 year old has pleaded not guilty in the case.

77 year old - adj

plead - officially started

The case against Trump is occurring in the federal Southern district of florida, which is known for its so-called "rocket docket," a reference to judges scheduling and pushing for trials to start quickly compared with other federal jurisdictions.

In complex cases, however, it is common for both prosecutors and defense lawyers to agree to ask a judge to delay a trial to give them time to prepare their cases, and to sort out to disputes over what evidence can be presented to jurors.

sort out - resolve

delay - a period of time when something has to wait because of a problem that makes something slow or late

we had to delay our  vacation, given the weather

Tim Parlatore, a former lawyer for trump in the case, told axios last week, "I wouldn't foresee this thing getting tried within a year."

former - previous, not currently

this thing - case

tried - start

foresee (verb) - to think something is going to happen in the future - synonym predict

I foresee this trial being very interesting

In an interview Monday with Fox News, Trump excused his failure to give back government records that were sought for months by officials, saying he had to go through boxes containing those documents to remove personal belongings.

excused - provide the reson

sought - seek 

"Before I send boxes over, I have to take all of my things out. These boxes were intersperted with all sorts of things," Trump said in that interview. "I was very busy, as you've sort of seen," he said.

take - remove

I'm sort of tired. sorta

I'm kind of tired. kinda