Donald trumps trial on charges he tried to steal the 2020 election. In a court filing today, Special Counsel jack smith asked for a start date of january 2nd, 2024. He said this would vindicate the publics interest in a speedy trial, that will ultimately be decided by the judge presiding in that case, judge tanya chutkan. But even assuming she chooses a somewhat later start, there may be some delays along the way, donald trump is probably going to face trial in this case before the president ial election next november. Though he does have one critical possible hail mary remaining. He and his lawyers could try to somehow find a way to kick the case up to the Supreme Court, where the conservative majority would rescue him. That was one of the last desperate plans for Donald Trumps coup back in 2021, to get the Supreme Court to rule in his favor. We know theres at least one very conservative justice who one of trumps Coup Plotters thought would be particularly inclined to help out. I spea
The defense, in one way or another in this federal case, and the other today, saying not so fast. Today, the special counsel, asked for a january 2nd trial date in the election subversion case, which had said partake as little as four weeks. The former president , who is expected to challenge that, took the first step tonight in his social network. Quoting now, but leaving out some of the personal tax on smith and president biden. Quote, only an Out Of Touch Lunatic would ask for such a date. One day, into the new year, and maximum election interference with iowa. Now whatever you make of that, in particular the, the proposed date is yet another entry on what is already a very crowded calendar. Take a look. Surrounding that date are the trump organizations Civil Fraud Trial this october, the e. Jean carroll defamation trial january 15th. That is the same day of the iowa caucuses. Super tuesday, march 5th, is just ten days before march 15th, manhattan hush money trial. In the maralago d
Trial. And we get more evidence of defense footdragging in the maralago documents case. Also tonight, were on the scene of the enormous destruction in maui where some of the wildfires are thankfully being contained, but the proportions of this tragedy, including now dozens of lives lost, it just keeps growing. Later, Florida Governor ron desantis adds a new adversary to disney, School Liberians and the woke. This time school prosecutors. He is firing them, only he never hired them. The voters did. Well speak to the latest official to get the ax. Good evening. John berman here for anderson. Trying to for swift justice in what could become the most significant criminal trial ever in this country. If not unprecedented in its speed, then pretty nearly so. The defense in one way or another in this federal case and the other today say not so fast. Today the Special Counsels team asked for a january 2nd trial date in the Election Subversion case which it said could take as little as four week
Here, she is not an expert in clerks and refused to answer the questions. Yeah, throughout the day today, beginning early this morning, our team has been outside of the courthouse alongside numerous other members of the media and everyone was anticipating or waiting for potential indictment against the former president today and earlier today there was buzz or information circulating he had been indicted and reuters published the indictment around the lunchtime hour thachl generated buzz that the indictment had come down. All of a sudden the Fulton County clerk office said those are not correct, legitimate documents, they are fictitious, there is no indictment. Fastforward to immediate night and the indictment is remarkably similar if not identical to the document that surfaced today on the county website, it generated a lot of questions. How did that get up there, on a Government Website . Tonight when the District Attorney was asked about it, she said she had no comment, she is not a
Well hear from the man who was a key witness in the maralago classified documents investigation tonight. Here, what he has to say about moving trumps boxes of classified documents. Plus, he is a Software Engineers hired by Trumps Campaign to find voter fraud. And he found none. Give you all the details tonight as hes warning this evening, trump will try to overturn the election again if he doesnt win, therell be my guest this hour and a passenger on that terrifying flight, the plummeted midair. Speaking out says bodies were flying everywhere hitting the ceiling he leaving blood like a scene from the exorcist. Lets go outfront and good evening. Im erin burnett, outfront tonight. We begin with the breaking news, trumps employee number five, speaking out, the man who was only been known as trump employee number five in the classified documents indictment from jack smith revealing his life identity, explaining for the first time how we help move classified documents for trump his name is b