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...Trump’s lawyers have argued that trials will unfairly taint the vote, while others say Americans deserve to know Trump’s fate before they cast their ballots....
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...The election interference trial is scheduled to begin on March 4, but Trump’s lawyers have repeatedly argued to delay it until after the 2024 presidential vote. He has pleaded not guilty....
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...Lawyers for Trump asked the Supreme Court to put that order on hold while he appealed against the decision....
...Smith has also charged him with mishandling sensitive government documents, while the state of Georgia has accused him of meddling with the 2020 vote....
...He is also charged in four separate criminal cases, including two from US Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith, one from the district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, and another from the...
...Last week, two other former Trump lawyers, Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, accepted plea deals rather than stand trial in the sweeping conspiracy case....
...Donald Trump and 18 others have been charged with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia....
...Smith’s language was borrowed from a defendant’s legal right to a speedy trial, which under federal statute must begin within 70 days from the day an indictment is filed — although proceedings are often...
...“Moreover, you have requested that the trial in this matter begin on March 4 2024, the day before Super Tuesday and eight days before the Georgia presidential primary,” Jordan added....
...Local lawyers and officials Ray Smith, lawyer The local Georgia lawyer faces 12 criminal counts in the Fulton County case relating to his work to advance the alternate electors....
...“It is not clear which trial would go first [between Georgia and the DoJ], but the judges would have to avoid conflict to give Trump’s lawyers adequate time to defend both cases,” said McQuade at the University...
...Trump’s lawyers, who did not respond to a request for comment on Smith’s filing, have previously pushed back against moving so quickly to trial. Additional reporting by Alex Rogers...
...Trump’s lawyers had sought to delay the federal trial in Washington relating to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election until April 2026....
...However, special counsel Smith’s team have likely been anticipating such a challenge, and Trump’s lawyers had warned the judge hearing the case they planned to file a motion of this kind....
...John Lauro, a lawyer representing Trump, argued ahead of the judge’s decision that a gag order would violate the ex-president’s First Amendment rights....
...Separately on Friday, Trump’s business group, the Trump Organization, agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by his former lawyer Michael Cohen in New York, days before a trial was set to begin....
...Georgia case Fani Willis, the district attorney in Georgia’s Fulton county, in August obtained a sweeping 98-page indictment from a grand jury against Trump on criminal counts including violating Georgia...
...John Lauro, one of Trump’s lawyers, said he would ask the court to not consider the speedy trial sought by prosecutors....
...In 2019, he was charged by federal prosecutors with sex trafficking of minors and died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial....
...Kristin Smith, chief executive at the Blockchain Association, said that while the DoJ had “targeted individuals and businesses where the issues in question were relatively clear cut and have focused on bad...
...Once ahead of Ukraine and Moldova in what was called an association trio with the EU, Georgia has fallen behind those two countries in its bid to become a member of the bloc....
...And then finally, you’ve got, I think, probably the most powerful, dangerous case for Trump, which is Georgia, trying to throw the election in Georgia....
...Some courts have closed, which puts more burden on others; few lawyers can afford to work on legal aid, and it can take months to get a hearing....
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