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Judge sets start date of March 4 for Trump's federal election interference trial (abcnews.go.com)

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The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's federal election interference case has ordered the trial to begin on March 4, 2024.

The ruling came after Trump's attorneys and special counsel Jack Smith's team clashed in court Monday over when the case should go to trial.

Smith said in a filing earlier this month that he was prepared to take Trump to trial by Jan. 2, on the grounds that the date would "vindicate the public's strong interest" in a speedy trial.

Trump's lawyers, in contrast, requested that Judge Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing the case, schedule the trial for April of 2026 -- more than two and a half years from now -- due in part to the extended period of time they said they would need to review the large amount of discovery evidence the government has provided in the case.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump’s lawyers, in contrast, requested that Judge Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing the case, schedule the trial for April of 2026 – more than two and a half years from now – ~~due in part to the extended period of time they said they would need to review the large amount of discovery evidence the government has provided in the case~~ in the hopes that Trump will be re-elected and thus immune from prosecution.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Which was probably why the judge denied it. They already have reviewed all the evidence, they did it ages ago, we know they did because Trump told us he had some "irrefutable evidence" that he was going to submit in court.

So if they need more evidence they just have to ask Trump to provide it, which of course he definitely has and will be able to provide.