Donald Trump's lawyers call on federal judge to overrule Special Counsel Jack Smith and DELAY his 2020 election interference trial until 2026 - AFTER he has chance to run for president again
Attorneys for former US President Donald Trump have requested an April 2026 trial date for his federal election interference case
Prosecutors, led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, have previously asked for a much earlier date of January 2024, ahead of the presidential elections
Judge Tanya Chutkan is set to rule on Trump's request on August 28
By Alice Wright For Dailymail.Com
Published: 19:18 EDT, 17 August 2023 | Updated: 00:27 EDT, 18 August 2023
Attorneys for former US President Donald Trump have requested an April 2026 trial date for the federal election interference case, new filings show.
Prosecutors, led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, have asked for a much earlier date of January 2024. Judge Tanya Chutkan is set to rule on the request on August 28.
The decision will crucially place the trial ahead or after next year's presidential elections, in which Trump is the front-runner for the Republican nomination.
'The public interest lies in justice and fair trial, not a rush to judgment,' Trump's attorneys wrote on Thursday.
The 77-year-old Republican is facing ninety one criminal charges in four criminal cases including for alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden and the mishandling of classified documents.
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