didn t exceed what is possibly reasonable. i think it is longer delaying than it is necessary. i am sure that the case and all of the discovery could be completed for an earlier trial date. but you do have the march trial already set, so maybe april would have been passable, maybe february would have been passable. i think the real problem here is just going to be in terms of scheduling the trials. no one is going to stop indicting because of the multiplicity of cases. justice requires that the charges be brought. and then it is just a question of scheduling it so that they can have out of him. and not overlap with each other. some of them will involve some of the same defense, the georgia indictment is going to certainly involve some of the same witnesses that we expect to be in the jack smith indictment for january 6th, for
with our attorney general, as has been reporting, apparently is working on it. i don t have any personal knowledge on this not my department of state, and so she s got the ball on that one and i m sure she is going to be running hard with it. we will note that in 2022 in february, as a candidate for secretary of state, i did send a recommendation to the arizona district the department of justice for the district of arizona, i sent them a referral for this exact activity. and it s a good to know that something is actually happening across the country to bring us some of these liars and fraudsters to justice. let me ask you then about something that is at least where your purview overlaps, because in addition to the fake electors, the attorney general is also investigating all the threats made to election workers. i think it s important to remember that too was something that happened in multiple states that has made it very difficult for election officials in these states to
the interference with the election. so don t, there will be some scheduling issues. and some lawyer issues, they cannot handle all of these at the same time. he is gonna need maybe more lawyers. but other than that, justice demands proceeding. alicia, i will just add that this feels with all its plethora of cases, this feels like a new season of accountability. and for all of us who love truth and justice, it can t come soon enough. i do want, to greg, bring you in real quick just on georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene sponsoring a bill to expunge trump s impeachments. the motivation behind that? your sense of whether or not that carries any weight. yeah, it is not going to a past, because of course that divided congress. it goes to show you that she is playing it to the loyalist base that still has a very fervent following not only in georgia but of course around the country. the same time we have seen president biden views his favorite. foil he has broader appropriat
conducting last-minute interviews. overnight, nbc learning special counsel jack smith has reached out to the governor of georgia. earlier this, week a former trump aide spoke to the grand jury, four hours. according to nbc s exclusive reporting, exit staffer william russell testified about trump s mindset on january 6th. all this as trump s first federal case gets a court date. a judge here in florida setting the classified documents trial for may 2024, despite trump s insistence that there is absolutely no rush. former impeachment manager eric swalwell calling trump s delay tactics a sign of guilt. someone who is as innocent as donald trump claims he is would not want to delay justice, the whole point of a speedy trial right, which he could use and go to trial very quickly, is to protect people who are wrongfully accused. so he is your acting like a guilty person. trump s florida charles is
2024 as a presidential year. they re of course down ballot races having all over the country in 2024. as the person who has the on the ground view in georgia, your sense of how a variety of cases, specifically the fulton county case, is impacting the politics of georgia s 2024 elections? i ve been watching how republicans in the ballot state like georgia are reacting to it, and we ve seen one of two things. either staying silent on trump, trying to distance themselves from all his legal problems, or more prevalent lily, we re seeing a lot at attack on the justice department, because even republicans who oppose trump know that he s likely going to be and they re worried about getting rejected by the parties age. that s how strong his poll is still, even in states like georgia where he s been jill wine-banks, greg bluestein, well anthony coley, think you also much for getting us started. next, prosecuting the fake electors. arizona secretary of state adrian ran against and beat a