effect of punishment. prosecutors then tried to bolster that point from the judge, miss casten, the prosecutor says quote, the defendant. formerly the senior most official in our federal government is accused of historic crimes. attempted to overturn the presidential election. disenfranchise americans, and disrupt the peaceful transfer. there is an incredibly strong peaceful interest, and the juries prompting consideration of those claims and open courts. also a strong public interest, and a fair trial. which means we need to proceed to trial as soon as the defense can be ready. reasonably, because on the near daily basis. the defense posts on social media about this case. he has publicly disparaged witnesses, he s attacked the integrity of courts, and the citizens of the district of columbia that make of the jury pool. and this prejudices the jury pool. and your honor, we need to find a trial date web?
america versus donald j trump. counsel, please approach the electorate and state your appearance for the record. miss casten, the prosecutor, good morning your honor. molly casten for the united states, along with thomas would head. the judge, good morning. the defense lawyer, good morning your honor, john laurel on behalf of president trump. with me, is my partner greg singer, and tom gladu. notice the appearance as well. as co-counsel for trump as well. the judge, good morning for. everyone we are here for a hearing regarding the parties proposed trial dates. this was the hearing for today. in federal court, in d.c.. to set a date for the trial of donald trump in one of the for criminal trials that he is currently facing. this is the case about him trying to falsify the election results. it is a federal case about that. what this means in practical terms, is that this hearing today was basically the opportunity for trump s lawyers to defend their argument that they have already mad