Special counsel seeks Jan. 2 start for Trump election fraud trial
Shared By Peter Boykin – American Political Commentator / Citizen Journalist
Special counsel seeks Jan. 2 start for Trump election fraud trial
Special counsel seeks Jan. 2 start for Trump election fraud trial
Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday proposed a start date of Jan. 2, 2024, for the trial of former President Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a court filing.
Jack Smith’s case would take no longer than four to six weeks to lay out, and the Jan. 2 date “Would vindicate the public’s strong interest in a speedy trial,” the special counsel’s office wrote in the filing.
“A January 2, 2024, trial date represents an appropriately speedy trial in the public interest and in the interests of justice while affording the defendant time to prepare his defense and raise pre-trial legal issues with the Court,” the special counsel’s office stated.
Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the 2024 Republican primary, was indicted in July 2023 on four criminal counts for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The former president is now facing the prospect of three civil and three criminal trials before Election Day 2024.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also appears to be nearing a decision on whether to bring charges in the investigation into Trump’s efforts to interfere in Georgia’s election.
A spokesperson for Trump’s campaign slammed the proposed trial start date, writing in a statement that “Deranged Jack Smith and the Biden Department of Justice are blatantly playing political games.”
This is straight-up election interference. It’s right in the heart of the GOP primary and Trump would have to physically be there for weeks or months.
[Source: Axios]
