Former United States President Donald Trump won a partial victory after Judge Aileen Cannon ordered a temporary pause to deadlines in the Republican businessman's hush money case.
Former United States President Donald Trump won a partial victory after Judge Aileen Cannon ordered a temporary pause to deadlines in the Republican businessman's hush money case.
his case moved to federal court where d.a. willis would still try the case, but meadows would more likely have a much more favorable jury pool from all of northern georgia, not just fulton county, and there would not be cameras in the courtroom. meadows argument expected to be made by mr. trump and other defendants, is that the actions he took in georgia were part of his official duties as a federal office holder. our legal experts will drill down on that. rudy giuliani, one of the other co-defendants, says the trial should be delayed until after the 2024 election. a federal court should enter an order enjoining all of the cases until the election is over, because they are clearly now not cases, they re not even crimes. this is the first amendment. this is free speech. it s my actions as a lawyer. i have a right to argue for my
arraignment will take place. it could very well happen after august 25th. we do know that the u.s. secret service has been in contact with the sheriff s office to coordinate around his visits to georgia when they take place. now let s bring in ryan reilly and former u.s. attorney barbara mcquade. ryan, tell us about scott mcaffee, the judge assigned to the case. when they get the arraignment. he is a very fresh judge. former u.s. assistant district attorney. he has experience. the most interesting thing here is his link to kemp and his appointment by kemp. the governor of georgia has been in a back and forth with donald trump. i expect when we see donald trump potentially target him, as he targeted other judges, that might be the basis which he uses
locally, federally. he was an ig statewide. to handle this kind of docket and to handle all of these pre-trial arguments, particularly some of the big issues that are going to be coming to him from all sides. you have 19 defendants, including donald trump. he is probably the newest judge sitting on the bench down there. yes. every judge is new at some point. cases are assigned based on random draw. you don t say who is the most experienced or who has the best set of credentials to handle a particular case. you get what you get. i can imagine for any judge to see your name show up on the docket as the trial judge assigned to this case is probably one that is not met with a great deal of joy or welcome, because you know that every decision you make is going to come under incredible scrutiny by all parties. you might find yourself the victim of attacks, as wove seen