exam, what is an election because six months from now is the first election, and then there s a steady drumbeat of other elections all the way up until november. the point i was trying to make and obviously you get it is if you look at the calendar between now and november 24, there s no time when you can try him that s not going to be fraught with political considerations. i agree with you. i think that s part of the complication. donald trump makes all the law school hypotheticals come to life but if you play the through, when are you going to try him? if he has to stand trial, that will take minimum a month on any of these cases. he has to physically be in the courtroo m for the trial, this
we are in uncharted waters. the first time a former president faces indictment, two of them, actually, with the real possibility of more on the horizon. but the presidential campaign is well underway with the first debate occurring 38 days from now and from that moment, until election day, november 5, 2024, the calendar is littered wit h mileston, bates, primaries, conventions, raising unique questions as to whether donald trump can be tried without conflicting with the election schedule. and the is no. trial in the state case t march 25, 2024 in manhattan. t, trial in theedal action brought by special counsel jack smith was originally scheduled for next month b in reality, has yet to be determined. smith requested the end of the
criminal justice reforms, and some of them, like bail reform, people do typically get out of jail while they await trial. and sometimes, people do use that opportunity to commit more crimes. many don t, many also go to diversion programs but we have, i think it s either 6% or 7% of the people that are charged with drug dealing crimes, the rest go to diversion programs or take a plea bargain or, they tried business. meghan, well done, gabrielle lori gets a shot out, too. i hope there will be more, and i encourage people to read it so thank you. thank you.
i get the impression you are not taking seriously the feeling of being addressed or how they feel they ve been left behind and by the way there s another conversation to be had on a diffe d about the litical implications of what we just discussed and who exactly is filling this void but i don t think this is an issue limited to just anyone sector of man among us. to be continued, as i like to say. make sure you are going to smerconish.com and voting on this week s poll question. by the way there s a poll question every day, register for the newsletter. will donald trump face any trial before election day 2024? still to come, everybody thinks america s homeless population is out of control but with too few beds to house them all, nobody seems to know how to solve the problem. i will step forward with a proposal in a moment and 3500 miles from san francisco is an area of honduras, where public displays of support for the american bay city are commonplace. but might that affinity be tied
igive steps or criminal charges for the purpose of affecting any election or for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party. such a purpose is inconsistent with the departments mission and with the principles of federal prosecution. the u.s. attorneys manual has similar language and in 2020, ag barr went a step further saying no investigation may be open, a campaign or a staffer, without first clearing it with the ag and relevant u.s. attorneys. there s no specific doj guidance that applies to the trial, when a candidate is facing charges whilst appearing on the ballot and trial dates are set by judges. still, you can see how sensitive a matter investigations is, not to mention the court of public opinion. when might he be tried. august 23rd, first republican