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A federal judge on Thursday said she would not consider the upcoming election as she sets a schedule for the criminal prosecution in Washington against Donald Trump, an approach that could allow prosecutors
In a joint filing with Trump’s team late Friday, Smith’s team said it wanted to litigate Trump’s immunity claims "first and foremost" but left the trial schedule, and whether to address Trump’s other efforts
McQuade said that although the Justice Department has a policy against pursuing major investigative steps during an election season, it’s now on Chutkan to dictate the court schedule.
Otherwise, Smith asked the court to set an expedited schedule that would allow oral arguments in March.
Biden’s decision not to be on the ballot in New Hampshire after the state bucked the Democratic National Committee’s new primary schedule is just one quirk in the state’s primary this year.
If the trial schedule for the Washington federal prosecution slips, Trump could still end up before a jury in March.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has already set an aggressive schedule for hearing the immunity case, which includes oral arguments next month.
The schedule of any wartime president could understandably slip by minutes or even hours. Biden is not exactly a wartime commander in chief.
Chutkan said she would not let Trump’s political schedule dictate the course of the case.
Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya arraigned Trump and also set a briefing schedule for Chutkan to set a trial date at an Aug. 28 hearing.
Upadhyaya also directed the government to file a brief within a week that lays out a proposed trial schedule and gave Trump’s team a week to respond.
Scott is set to travel next week to Iowa — which is still set to lead off Republicans’ presidential nominating contests of 2024, although Democrats have sought to move it later in their schedule.