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- politics@lemmy.ml
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge in Washington to schedule an April 2026 trial for the former president, on federal charges that he allegedly sought to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Even the commentators about the Georgia case, with currently 19 defendants, are saying two years. This case has one defendant, and is much tighter than the GA case. And this request comes after Trump openly and publicly committed witness tampering against a witness in the GA grand jury, as well as casting aspersions on the judge for the DC case.
This is not a proposal in good faith, it only exists to create conflict that has to be dealt with, and I hope that Judge Chutkan calls that out.
Nothing Trump has ever done has been in good faith.
They’re proposing a ridiculous date expecting to “compromise” on after the election.
Judge rules on the date on 8/28, and she’s made a point of saying any sillyness and nonsense will get it going faster, not slower.
It will definitely be a 2024 start date, but I don’t see it finishing before the election.