donald trump s trial on charges he tried to steal the 2020 election. in a court filing today, special counsel jack smith asked for a start date of january 2nd, 2024. he said this would vindicate the public s interest in a speedy trial, that will ultimately be decided by the judge presiding in that case, judge tanya chutkan. but even assuming she chooses a somewhat later start, there may be some delays along the way, donald trump is probably going to face trial in this case before the presidential election next november. though he does have one critical possible hail mary remaining. he and his lawyers could try to somehow find a way to kick the case up to the supreme court, where the conservative majority would rescue him. that was one of the last desperate plans for donald trump s coup back in 2021, to get the supreme court to rule in his favor. we know there s at least one very conservative justice who one of trump s coup plotters thought would be particularly inclined to he
forward so too does jack smith s other case, the one in washington, d.c. today special special prosecutors revealedsp when the hope to schedule that trial. jack smith s team told the court they want to begin the 2020 election case against trump on january 2nd. prosecutors argued starting the trial on the second day of the new year before any of the nominating contests would vindicate the public s strong interest in a speedy trial. now, we do not know whether or not the court willno agree to tt date, and trump s legal team will almost certainly push back, but if the court heeds the government s wishes here, then, wow, donald trump has a very busy dance card in the month of january. take a look at this. a potential criminal trial on january 2nd and then four days later the anniversary of the capitol insurrection, january 6th. nine days after that it is the iowa caucuses, which of course is the first contest of the 2024 republican presidential primary. and then some time around
Transcripts for MSNBC Alex Wagner Tonight 20240604 08:00:15 archive.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archive.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.