Where Donald Trump's four criminal trials stand after more delays

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Here's the latest update on Donald Trump's four criminal trials. Each new development is making it less and less likely that the former president will stand trial before he stands before the American people in November's presidential election.

 

1. New York document dump: Trump's trial in New York City related to hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels was originally scheduled for March 25th. However, delays occurred after the US Justice Department provided over 73,000 pages of documents related to hush-money investigations. Trump's legal team requested a 30-day trial delay, which was agreed upon. The trial has been delayed until April at the earliest.

 

2. Fani's choice: In the 2020 election interference case against Trump and 18 co-defendants, the judge ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis could remain in charge of the prosecution. However, Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she hired and had a romantic relationship with, had to step aside. The prosecution has proposed an August 5th start for the trial.

 

3. Classified files slow-walk: In Fort Pierce, Florida, Judge Aileen Cannon is reviewing attempts to dismiss the federal case against Trump for obstruction of justice and mishandling classified documents. She rejected one motion and is considering others. The trial start date is currently set for May 20th, but both prosecution and defense teams suggest pushing it back. Special Counsel Jack Smith proposed July 8th as a rescheduled start date.

 

4. Supreme Court limbo: The federal prosecution for Trump's role in the January 6th, 2021, attack on the Capitol is under review by the US Supreme Court. The court set oral arguments for April 25th, and a decision may not come until June. If the trial proceeds, it could take an additional 88 days to prepare. No trial date has been scheduled and is not expected soon.

These developments indicate significant delays in Trump's legal proceedings, potentially impacting their timing relative to the November presidential election.

 

17.03.24

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[jerrymahoney]

From the source OP re: the Florida case:

 

"They are the masters of delay," says Prof Jones.

 

And a chicken de-flayed is a chicken de-fried.

[thaibeachlovers]

Oh dear oh dear, the Dems plan to use the legal system to sideline Trump look like falling apart. What a shame.

 

[Danderman123]

Trump will spend the rest of his life dealing with court cases.

 

[ozimoron]

"What's most troubling about Cannon entertaining Trump's Presidential Records Act argument is that's she's SEEN all the records now, during the Sec. 4 hearing. She knows they are all highly classified intel products. And yet she's still entertaining this 'personal' record BS," the account wrote on Wednesday. "At least during the search warrant litigation, she hadn't seen them, & there were some personal or some potentially borderline unclassified records caught up in the FBI search. So one can maybe give her a break there. But now, there's just no excuse. She knows the reality."

 

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-most-troubling-cannon-ruling/

[GroveHillWanderer]

What's just as troubling is that Cannon has asked both prosecution and defence to provide hypothetical jury instructions that deal with issues related to the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

 

However as Andrew Weissman, a former Assistant United States Attorney, George W. Bush appointee and current professor at NYU Law School points out, her order is legally fundamentally wrong, given that Trump is not charged with offences under the PRA. He is charged with violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice and making false statements to investigators.

 

So whether he contravened the PRA is not germane to the case and therefore the jury doesn't need any instructions about it.

 

Andrew Weissmann: 'Legally fundamentally wrong’ Judge Aileen Cannon faces increased scrutiny

[jerrymahoney]

Inside Garland’s Effort to Prosecute Trump

In trying to avoid even the smallest mistakes, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland might have made one big one: ending up in a race against the clock.

March 22, 2024

 

In trying to avoid even the smallest mistakes, Mr. Garland might have made one big one: not recognizing that he could end up racing the clock. Like much of the political world and official Washington, he and his team did not count on Mr. Trump’s political resurrection after Jan. 6, and his fast victory in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, which has complicated the prosecution and given the former president leverage in court.
 

In 2021 it was “simply inconceivable,” said one former Justice Department official, that Mr. Trump, rebuked by many in his own party and exiled at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago, would regain the power to impose his timetable on the investigation.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/us/politics/trump-jan-6-merrick-garland.html

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