us. so we know that the next hearing is set for august 28 when the judge is expected to schedule a trial date. and we know that the prosecution is pushing for a speedy trial. trump s defense counsel wants more time and perhaps will try to delay through or past the 2024 election. will trump s other cases factor into setting a trial date and what time of a time line do you expect here? perhaps they may factor into it. i expect a fast track, rocket docket even, but the judge will have to consider the other federal cases going on in mar-a-lago in florida which is now set for may. she may want to postpone it until june/july. but on the other hand if the prosecutors are ready to go there, is only one defendant here, not multiple defendants as there are in the florida case. this may be a faster case to docket. and last i looked at the criminal justice statute, speedy trial statute, there is nothing
against him. chris wynn reporting. and the scheduling for the trial that was laid out thursday suggests that the presiding judge intends to stick to the constitution promise of a speedy trial. more now from cnn s paula reid in washington. reporter: former president trump in federal court thursday pleading not guilty to the four felony count that s is facing. and the judge who will oversee it through a possible trial giving the government just seven days to tell her when they will be ready to take it before a jury and how long the jury trial could take. defense attorneys are supposed to give her the same information just a week later so that she can possibly set a trial date at the next hearing which is in august 28. that is a pretty quick turnaround for these kinds of decisions suggesting that the judge would like to move it
trial itself could begin as early as may 20th. on the election calendar are several primaries in the month of may. and deadline for the nomination is on may 31. but the mar-a-lago trial we need to point out could easily slide until later in the year. as for the case he s just been indicted in, the start date could be set during the next hearing in that case which is on august 28. brian todd, cnn, washington. and speaking of the georgia election interference case against trump, fulton county district attorney fani willis says she s been the target of threats and harassment since the day she announced her investigation. listen. very grotesque things. we re on family television so i don t want to say all of them, because slave more whore.
mr trump s appearance in a federal courtroom earlier marks his third as a criminal defendant in four months. donald trump faces some of the most serious legal charges he s incurred to date. on thursday, donald trump pleaded not guilty to all four charges relating to the events ofjanuary 6, 2021, when a mob of his supporters stormed the capitol as lawmakers worked to certify the 2020 presidential election result. this is how trump s arraignment unfolded today. the former president flew to washington, dc from newjersey. mr trump entered the courtroom through back corridors. the court stands just a few blocks from the us capitol building. former president trump was then read his rights. he entered a not guilty plea. the next hearing set for the morning of august 28. mr trump has now left washington on his private plane. before boarding, he made a brief statement. thank you very much.
debate in august. below that, august 28, the next hearing in the january 6 case. trump s civil suit, january 15. the carroll jean defamation suit, super tuesday, march 5. the investigation, january 29. these are layered on top of each other. how can any person run an election and handle all of this on one plate? i would point out one thing before i look forward to your answer, sir. that is you look at the enron case. one of the crimes that is alleged here is precedented on the enron case, which there was a five-year delay between the investigation of that complex case and when the actual case went to trial. what is the excuse for a speedy trial in these cases for right now? well, i think the optimal is always speedy trial. it s in statute. you do try to get a quick