Metro

Sen. Smith’s fraud and bribery trial set for June

A federal judge on Monday ordered state Sen. Malcolm Smith’s fraud and bribery trial to begin June 2, quietly rejecting the powerful Queens Democrat’s bid to push the date back a few months so he could smoothly seek re-election.

White Plains federal Judge Kenneth Karas didn’t explain in his order why he rejected the bids to delay the trial that were made by both Smith and co-defendant Vincent Tabone, a Queens Republican.

Tabone is accused of pocketing $25,000 as part of a failed scheme to get Smith — one of the state’s top Democrats — on the 2012 Republican line for mayor.

Tabone claims key GOP campaign strategies could be “exposed” before this year’s gubernatorial and legislative races if the trial is held before November.

Smith’s lawyer, Gerald Shargel, told The Post “we’ll be ready for trial” June 2 .

Tabone’s lawyers declined to comment.