23-257, united states of america versus donald j. trump. counsel, please approach the lectern and state your appearance for the record. ms. gaston, the prosecutor. good morning, your honor. molly gaston for the united states along with thomas windom. the judge, good morning. mr. laurel the defense lawyer. good morning, your honor. john laurel on behalf of president trump. with me is my partner greg singer and tom blanche who has noticed an appearance as well as cocounsel for president trump. the judge, all right. good morning, everyone. we are here for a hearing regarding the parties' proposed trial dates. so this was the hearing today in federal court in d.c. to set a date for the trial of donald trump in one of the four criminal trials he is currently facing. this is the case about him trying to falsify the election results. it's a federal case about that. what this means in practical terms is that this hearing today