Hmmmmm?
We KNOW Doinald Trump wants delays…..
But a Grand Stand criminal trial in the fall before the election possibly after his new York City trial that he’s probably gonna lose and be a convicted felon out on appeal?
Folks?
If this happens?
It is NOT gonna be a good look for the former President….
Polls are already saying a ‘convicted’ Donald Trump WILL lose most of the Independent vote and THAT would mean losing the election in swing states with the required electroal votes…..
The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., criminal case acknowledged Monday that the former president’s trial could extend deep into 2024 — though significant uncertainty continues to cloud the timeline.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan told attorneys in another criminal case that she intended to be out of the country in early August — unless Trump’s trial is underway…..
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On Friday, Chutkan formally called off Trump’s original March 4 trial date and indicated she would reset it “if and when” higher courts resolve the immunity issue and allow her to proceed with a trial. She said at the time that her schedule in mid-April and beyond remained in flux because of uncertainty surrounding the case.
Now, she seems to be considering longer-term scenarios. Notably, prosecutors in Georgia have proposed putting Trump on trial in August in a separate criminal case connected to the 2020 election, though the request remains pending before the judge in the case, Scott McAfee.
Chutkan has repeatedly insisted that Trump’s political calendar will have no bearing on her decisions. Trump is charged with conspiring to disenfranchise millions of voters by pressuring state and federal officials to upend Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election based on false claims of fraud. She has described the matter as weighty and urgent, requiring a fair but speedy resolution, and she rejected Trump’s call to schedule it in 2026…..
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Swing state voters….
Recent surveys have somewhat tipped the scale in terms of how voters feel about casting a ballot for Trump should he be convicted before Election Day.
A Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll last week found more than half of battleground state voters, including nearly a quarter, or 23 percent, of Republicans, would not vote for Trump should he be convicted. That figure rises to 55 percent should Trump be sentenced to prison. A CNN poll this week found that most voters want to see prosecution of the election subversion case before voting in November.
Trump was charged with four counts in August alleging he conspired to overturn the 2020 election and spurred his supporters to disrupt the Jan. 6, 2021, congressional certification of the results, one of four indictments he faces. Trump pleaded not guilty to all the charges….
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If the case does eventually move ahead after the appeals process is exhausted, Trump’s trial still won’t be immediate, with the judges still needing to consider an array of pretrial motions, which could take weeks or months.
And once the case does reach trial? Smith previously projected the government’s case will take four to six weeks to present.
Altogether, a possible verdict is inching toward the vicinity of the Nov. 5 presidential election — or even afterwards….
An attorney for the Oath Keepers accused of conspiring with the right-wing militia group’s leader to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election pleaded guilty Wednesday to two charges linked to the Capitol attack.
Kellye SoRelle, a Texas woman who once served as general counsel for the Oath Keepers, pleaded guilty to entering and remaining on restricted grounds and seeking to corruptly persuade others to destroy evidence….
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