That same day, the judge overseeing trump s federal case on election fraud has signaled that she will choose a trial date. and if she opt for a trial in early 2024, as prosecutors have requested, trump s already packed courtroom calendar will get that much more complicated. joining me to discuss this and more, jill wine-banks phil, msnbc legal analyst. she s a former assistant watergate special prosecutor and former general counsel of the army and co-host sister in law port cast. for renitta shannon and stuart stevens, advisor to the lincoln project, also author of it was all a lie. and he was mitt romney s chief strategist for his 2012 campaign. it s great to have all three of you with us. jill, i ll start with you because of the legal aspect that we are talking about, and our colleague lisa really pointed this out clearly earlier today. she said that this news, that john eastman will likely join sydney powell and ken cheseboro in demanding a speedy trial in fulton county, signals tha
Have sought to move the state case to federal court, citing their ties to the federal government. the first one to file, former house chief of staff mark meadows. he is going to make the argument formidable on monday, in a hearing before a federal judge in atlanta. that same day, the judge overseeing trump s federal case on election fraud has signaled that she will choose a trial date. and if she opt for a trial in early 2024, as prosecutors have requested, trump s already packed courtroom calendar will get that much more complicated. joining me to discuss this and more, jill wine-banks phil, msnbc legal analyst. she s a former assistant watergate special prosecutor and former general counsel of the army and co-host sister in law port cast. for renitta shannon and stuart stevens, advisor to the lincoln project, also author of it was all a lie. and he was mitt romney s chief strategist for his 2012 campaign. it s great to have all three of you with us. jill, i ll start with you because