Former President Donald Trump was back in court Friday morning — this time in South Florida — as his attorneys push for his trial on federal criminal charges of unlawfully retaining national security documents to be held after the 2024 election. Trump, 77, was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the Fort Pierce courthouse around 9:30 a.m., a half-hour before the hearing before US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who will decide whether to accept proposed trial dates submitted by the former president’s defense team and special counsel Jack Smith. On Thursday, Smith filed a motion requesting a July 8 trial start, while Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Christopher Kise asked in a subsequent filing for proceedings to begin on Aug. 12. Blanche and Kise wrote that Smith’s proposed trial date for their client, the current 2024 GOP front-runner, would violate a Justice Department policy that prohibits a special counsel from taking “actions that may have an impact on an election.” Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/03/01/us-news/trump-arrives-for-documents-trial-scheduling-hearing-as-attorneys-push-for-delay-past-2024-election/ #donaldtrump #florida #court The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost