year, december 11th. but lawyers for trump asked postponement until all motions have been presented, they said this. the court now presides over a prosecution advanced by the administration of a sitting president against his chief political rival, himself a leading candidate for the presidency of the united states. therefore, a measured considn antimeline that allows for careful and complete review of the preshat led to this indictment and the unprecedented legal issues presented in, best serves the interest of the defendants and the public. the new york times cerage by set of the requequote, if granted, it could have the effect of pushing mr. trump s trial into the final stages of the presidential campaign in which he is now a republican front runner or even past the 2024 election. jack smith s office pushed back against the filing writing, there s no basis in law or fact receiving at such an open ended fashion and the defendant provided men. no doubt trump wants to run out the clock,
debate. not that he s likely to participate, first ballots are scheduled to be cast in the gop iowa caucus, january 15, six months from now. there will be primaries every month through june and then the gop convention in milwaukee, that s july 15 through 18, democratic convention, chicago, august 19 through 22nd, then comes the horse race to the election day which concludes on november 5. and i say, concludes because early voting starts way before that. in seven states as much as 45 days . 45 days before november 5, that september 21. of course if trump somehow fails to win the nomination, he ll have plenty of time on his schedule after the july convention in milwaukee but right now, he s got a commanding lead in all the gop polls, a lead which grew after his second indictment.
and all this grows even more fraught if fulton county da willis indict trump next month as some speculate or if jack smith and i him again. in a friday filing the trump lawyers moved to dismiss the georgia case on many grounds including the leading the investigation proceeded which led to a violation of his fundamental constitutional rights while he seeks his party s nomination for the presidency of the united states. here s a possibility. a former american president might soon be facing indictment in four different cases, to state, to federal, in the midst of his bid to reclaim the white house. if recent history is precedent, that status might move them closer to winning his party s nomination. but it will not that any juryetmines his fate before the american people do. i want to know what you think. answer this week s poll question, will donald trump face any trial before election day 2024. joining me to discuss senior analyst ellie koenig, he s a