Good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. Donald trump is now seeking to delay his federal election interference trial until april of 2026. No, not next april 26, april 2026. That is almost three years from now. 17 months after the 2024 election. It is when his legal Team Proposed this evening in a court filing to the judge handling the case. They say, quote, must have adequate time to defend himself, citing the governments 11 and a half million pages of evidence, they said if the pages were stacked on top of one another, the result would be a tower taller than the Statue Of Liberty and the washington monument. Remember, jack smith has asked for Jury Selection to start in december, with a trial beginning on january 2nd of 2024. Meanwhile the former president has been speaking out against his four separate indictments. Today he told fox business, he wants his party to do a better job of defending him. It is just a continuation of silencing, they want to silence. You if you look, this is not even possible. It is a disgraceful thing. Republicans cant get republicans have to be tough, if the republicans are great in many, ways but they do not fight us hard for the stuff. Double fact check, yes it is entirely possible, and no, it is not a political fight. This is with the department of justice. It is about breaking the law. Tonight, donald trump canceled a News Conference he had been touting for monday, that he was going to use to discredit at the Georgia Election case. And a post on his social media platform, he said his lawyers had convinced him to places evidence of socalled Election Fraud to legal filings instead. Before trump canceled the event, abc news reported his lawyers told him, holding the News Conference would implicate his legal problems. Theres also news tonight about a trump codefendant former lawyer asking to move his case from Fulton County to Federal Court just like mark meadows. Federal defense for me is acting as counsel, to the president of the United States, well my actions were as his lawyer. He asked me to be his lawyer. The day after the election. I was acting as his lawyer at all times, during the course of what is charged against me as crimes. And while all of this is happening, donald trump remains consistent. Hes continuing to raise cash for his 2024 president ial campaign. Today he was that National Candidate tennessee for private fundraiser. With that, lets get smarter with help of our Leadoff Panel tonight. Peter baker, chief White House Correspondent for the New York Times. Pulitzer prize winner for the New York Times and former prosecutor glenn, did we when i heard april 26th, i honestly thought i misheard, it i thought it was a typo, i thought it was april 26 2024, but no, three years from now, what do you think about that . Steph, the nicest word i could come up with for that request is, absurd. I would probably throw offensive in the mix as well. You know what is even more offensive . When you look at the first page of the motion of the trial seeking, this this ridiculous trial date, they cite the 1932 called power versus alabama, it is a case we all know. Well, i teach it to my George Washington university students, it actually involves a case where nine African American teenagers ages 12 through 19 were accused of sexually assaulting a white woman, they were forced to go to trial. They were arrested, arraigned, and forced to go to trial in two weeks, in a Death Penalty case without counsel. That is the case against which they are measuring donald trump s legal team being told they may have to go to trial within about six months or so. It really is deeply offensive. Well donald trump and his allies keep arguing that there are two justice systems and he is being mistreated, asking for something three years away is that not the ultimate Special Treatment request . How do you think the judge is going to respond to this . You know her well. I do, i tried murder cases against her and i was so upset to see the threat level against her and her family, i also have been to try murder cases against her husband when he was a public defender. These are long time dedicated now shes going to preside fairly, shes going to roll over back, u. S. Marshals Will Protector as they protect all judges and provide Courtroom Security in all federal trials. Shes going to have none of, this but you will be professional, and i have a feeling that everything donald trump is saying and doing including asking for a ridiculous trial date, is only moving the trial date up in her mind, so she can get to this child promptly and can give Donald Trump A Fair Trial And Speedy trial. Katie, we know jackson with team is going to fight, this what comes next . They are going to there will be an argument between the two sides, what will happen is, as glenn, said the judge will both sides are going to argue whether or not this is a fair deal. One argument of the Trump Team Makes that does seem somewhat reasonable for this is a tremendous amount of evidence that they have to go through. In criminal trials, the defense team, they receive all the evidence the prosecution has, so they can have the strongest defense. It is just the way the legal system works. We are talking about terabytes of, information all of the video, footage all of basically all the social media, all the messages, everything you saw electronically happening around the january 6th attack, and that is just a piece of the evidence that needs to be gone through. So i do think the judge is going to have to weigh that irrefutable fact of just a voluminous evidence that the defense will have to comb through, with the idea of a speedy trial. Clearly what the defense is looking for is probably not so we will see a date somewhere between what their two sides ask. I dont think the Justice Department is going to get its day either for a variety of reasons, including but again, it is really up to this, judge making a, ruling but in court, talking about a way that allows the American People to understand why she is ruled the way she has. But peter, we shouldnt be surprised, donald trump is the master of a delay and it has worked for him time and again. So should we be surprised . I mean this is what he has done in the past, and whether we think it is ethical or right, it has been a winning move. Yes, it has been a winning move as far as he is concerned. As many motions as you, can move to recuse the, judgment have to change, venue move to exclude evidence, move to do this. And, the longer you do, it the more you push it down the road. Now he is not going to get a trial date here, but remember, the real data that matters here, one way or another, january 2025 if he is elected president again, that they are standing Justice Department guidance that democratic and sitting president cannot be tried for a crime. So if he were elected, this is scheduled for after january 2005, that automatically for u. S. Unless somebody found some way to undo that which is hard to imagine. So you know, the longer he can delay, the long he can push this, off the longer he can find a way to get out of it in the Short Circuit Prosecution plan, none of us should be surprised, just why donald trump would ask for these delays, the more surprising news today is that donald trump called of his News Conference that he had planned on monday, where he was going to talk about the Georgia Election. The fact that he called it off which some have reported because his lawyers are basically saying, you continue to do, this and you will worsen the legal situation that you are in, is this a sign that maybe for the first time he is actually listening to his lawyers . It could very well be. I cant imagine he would exercise Sound Judgment on his own. I mean, we all heard him say, get ready for a full exoneration. Exonerations do not come at press conferences. Exonerations come after you presented a case that is jurors sitting in the jury box, and they are persuaded that you are not guilty. The government failed against proof beyond a reasonable doubt. And, they try to not guilty. So you know, it is surprising that somebody managed to talk donald trump down as well as because every time he makes a statement about his case, or the evidence, what he is doing is, he is boxing himself in. Because, anything he says about why he did what he did is actually taken away another potential avenue of defense for his attorneys. So maybe once they had an intervention with him, and said please, stop you, know damaging our ability to represent you ultimately when the trial comes. A successful intervention with donald trump, that is something few people have seen. Peter, you know what, what do you think is happening here . Well look, that is possible. I think it is a logical conclusion. I think it is also conceivable that the lawyers are a good excuse to not have to live up to the promise he made, that may or may not be deliverable. There is no proof anybody knows of, the Georgia Election was anything other than free and fair. There is no proof at all of any of the allegations that donald trump may suggest that it would somehow be on his way had evidence been presented. So im not sure what he could have presented, and persuade, anybody now he has to actually present it while still telling his i have the audience, i can tell it to you, but louise dont need to. So we dont know, and i think again, two and a half years, out nobody has presented evidence suggesting there was overturn the election in any of the states, much less three or four overall outcome. And remember, there were audits and audits. How many were there in arizona, five audits . And, none of it. Republicans who were his allies, time and time again, the claims have been debunked. Katie, do you think jack smith is playing close attention to those georgia case, do you think you already knew most of what was in this indictment already, fani willis . Sure, so much of what is in her indictment is like was made public either because a lot of it played out in public, or the press reported these things including but of course he is playing close attention not only to the indictment, but to what these defendants do and say. I think theres really interesting to see both meadows and giuliani, making the case arguing their case should be in Federal Court. Giuliani probably doesnt have a strong case here, even though he said he was acting as the president s, lawyer it wasnt for government business, at best they could say was their campaign business. That would be covered in the make that move, but mark meadows was the Chief Of Staff, so it will be u. S. Joyce vance earlier, legal contributor, hard acting as the president cochise of staff, and you will see how the judge rules. But again, jack smith is to all of this, because of what people are saying in, court what they are doing, and how they represent themselves. They are all things he is thinking, about and could have some bearing on his case whether perhaps cutting deals, or testifying, and all things he could either potentially, use or potentially what do you think mark meadows and do you think it will successfully get their cases to move to Federal Court . Rudy giuliani, no. He was not a federal officer, i dont think he is eligible to have this case removed in Federal Court. Mark meadows, i think has a very steep hill to climb. And because i think it is to suggest that it is within the scope of the Chief Of Staff to go to a state, election to oversee the recount, and im not all that persuaded with his lawyer puts things into motion, like, well what he does is schedule phone calls, and he scheduled meetings for the president. Well, that does not make an effort to overturn the president ial election in a, state and part of your official duties as a Chief Of Staff, something i would be really interested to hear is, how many other chiefs of staff new president s of the United States have gone to states after the fact and participated in, or overseen recounts. If the answer is zero, which i suspect it, is i think that cuts against that being some of the ordinary duties within the scope of a Chief Of Staff. Peter, you recently wrote about trump indictments becoming routine. Do you think there is a risk to because that is what people thought was going to happen with january six, and the whole country turned in. Look, i think there is a risk of one political consultant or so told me in her weekly focus groups, people cant tell the difference between jack smith and fani willis, and alvin bragg prosecutions, all they know is the trump and they have already sided in which case is either a criminal who is finally being brought to justice, or a victim of persecution, and they fitted that those two but doesnt mean it is not important, and they are really crucial moments in our history, which we are testing the limits of accountability, and i think we will see this play out in the courtroom and a times in the next year, or whatever it is going to, be and people presented with evidence, witnesses, and if they will hear either direct on tv as media and cases where we dont have tv, what is at stake here. I think that is important for democracy and important for a country that is about half an election. All right, glenn, an attorney knew you know well who went from trumps human shield, to more recently hypercritical barr. I want to share what he said about donald trump earlier today. I think the chances are, that he will be convicted on some counts, but i dont think that translation to jail time. Why . Because i think if i was attorney general, and prosecuting for example on documents, case which is a righteous case, i would not want to see a former president in jail. I think a very substantial nd pa all right, glenn, an attorney knew you know well who went from trumps human shield, to more recently hypercritical barr. I want to share what he said about donald trump earlier today. I think the chances are, that he will be convicted on some counts, but i dont think that translation to jail time. Why . Because i think if i was attorney general, and prosecuting for example on documents, case which is a righteous case, i would not want to see a former president in jail. I think a very substantial penalty will serve the public interest, but putting him in jail has too many collateral bad impact on the country. Hey, what is your reaction to that, and if not jail, time what is the substantial penalty . You know, steph, i never told the victim that the way we are going to address your victimization, the way we are going to help move you in the direction of his to decline, to punish your perpetrator. That is what bill barr has just set out. If they go through the, trouble oh each they, should of prosecuting, him convicting, him going to sentencing, if donald trump is sentenced to Something Like home confinement, that virtually is bingewatch netflix, in order that is no kind of punishment, and most importantly, that does not deter the dictator, and that is why punishment is, you, know unauthorized part of the sentencing calculus. You have to deter tomorrows criminal politicians, from doing what donald trump did yesterday. So i part ways with bill barr on a lot of things. And particularly, the need to punish democracy busting crimes. Wow, im not sure donald trump knows how to use doordash, and even on netflix, with todays remote controls, hdmi one, cable box, it is pretty confusing. So who knows. Peter baker, katie, glenn kirschner, im not letting you leave just yet. Coming up, donald trump seems to have already broken the most important commission of his release. We will talk about what it means for the former president. Later, allies of understand herself leitaos Debate Strategy for the florida governor, believe it or, not part of it is defending trump. Juanita tolliver and are here on all of it, especially how in the world we all just got his Debate Strategy. The 11th hour just getting underway on a thursday. Th sensitivity, i see irritated gums and weak enamel. Sensodyne Sensitivity Gum enamel relieves sensitivity, helps restore gum health, and rehardens enamel. 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