Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan set this Monday March 4, 2024 to begin the electoral subversion trial against the former president of the United States. Donald Trumpwhich will take place in the full campaign leading up to the elections.
The decision places the opening of the process just one day before “Super Tuesday,” when more than a dozen states vote in the Republican primary, which Trump easily leads, to elect the party’s nominee for the 2024 presidential election.
Former President Donald Trump (2017-2021), under investigation for attempts to annul the 2020 election, faces four charges in Washington DC: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct official proceedings, obstruction and attempt to obstruct official proceedings and conspiracy against rights.
The magistrate, who will rule on the case that culminated in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, made the announcement after a hearing in the US capital, the press reported.
The week before, when Donald Trump was booked in AtlantaSpecial counsel Jack Smith suggested that Trump’s trial in federal court in Washington would begin on January 2, 2024, estimating it “should last no more than four to six weeks.”
That date “indicates an appropriate balance between the defendant’s right to prepare his defense and the strong public interest in a speedy trial” in such an emblematic case, Smith stressed.
Two years, request for defenders
For their part, Trump’s defenders have suggested a much later date, April 2026, well after the November 2024 presidential election, when the real estate tycoon will attempt to return to the White House.
Apparently, Judge Chutkan was determined to hold the Republican nominee accountable while running in his party’s primary. With eight Republican candidates for the White House, Trump is the one who has collected the most campaign contributions and despite the controversy, he is the favorite, closely followed by candidate Ron DeSantis, who he leads with 46% according to published polls. a week ago.
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Source: Eluniverso
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