Jack Smith wants to take Trump to trial on Jan. 2, days before the Iowa Republican Caucuses. Is this fair, or is this election interference?
From The Gateway Pundit. Special Counsel Jack Smith requested a January 2 trial date for President Trump’s charges related to the January 6 case in Washington DC. …
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“The Government proposes that trial begin on January 2, 2024, and estimates that its case in chief will take no longer than four to six weeks,” according to a court filing on Thursday.
Jack Smith wants Trump convicted by Super Tuesday in March.
The Iowa Republican Caucuses will be held on January 15.
This is brazen election interference. …
From ABC News. Special counsel Jack Smith said in a filing Thursday he is prepared to take former President Donald Trump to trial by Jan. 2 of next year over Trump’s federal indictment for seeking to overturn the 2020 election. …
“Most importantly, a January 2 trial date would vindicate the public’s strong interest in a speedy trial — an interest guaranteed by the Constitution and federal law in all cases, but of particular significance here, where the defendant, a former president, is charged with conspiring to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election, obstruct the certification of the election results, and discount citizens’ legitimate votes,” the filing said.
Trump pleaded not guilty last week to four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy against rights and obstruction of an official proceeding, tied to his and other co-conspirators’ alleged efforts to subvert his election loss, which culminated in the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. …
Judge Tanya Chutkan has given Trump’s legal team a deadline of next Thursday to respond to the government’s proposed trial date with one of their own.
The judge is expected to set an initial date for the trial when the parties meet for a status conference on Aug. 28. …
In Smith’s separate case against Trump for the former president’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and obstruction of justice, Judge Aileen Cannon has set a trial date for late May of next year.
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(Excerpts from The Gateway Pundit and ABC News. Photo Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)