'Mr. Trump, like any defendant will have to make the trial date work, regardless of his schedule,' said the judge.
Nonprofit. Independent. Reader-supported. Free to read. Free to republish. Free to share. No advertising. No paywalls. No selling of your data. Thousands of small donations fund our newsroom and allow us to continue publishing.U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday scheduled former President Donald Trump's trial for the federalstemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and provoke the January 6, 2021 insurrection for March 4, 2024.
Chutkan, whom former President Barack Obama appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, rejected Special Counsel Jack Smith's proposed January 2, 2024 trial date and the Trump legal team's bid to"Setting a trial date does not depend and should not depend on a defendant's personal and professional obligations," Chutkan reportedly
in court Monday. "Mr. Trump, like any defendant will have to make the trial date work, regardless of his schedule."After Trump announced his current presidential campaign last year, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith, the special counsel also responsible for the federal case involving the ex-president's handling of classified documents.
Despite four ongoing legal cases for which he faces a total of 91 charges, Trump is leading the crowded field of candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination by a significant margin, according to various polls. The GOP nominee is expected to face Democratic President Joe Biden, who beat Trump in 2020 and is now seeking reelection.
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