A federal judge in Washington indicated Monday she would set an August trial date for Greg Craig, the former Obama White House counsel charged last week with misleading the U.S. Justice Department about his work for Ukraine as a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson agreed to hold Craig’s trial in August after his lead defense lawyer, Zuckerman Spaeder partner William Taylor III, suggested scheduling it for that month.