Bill Barr predicts the two federal cases against Trump will be tried before 2024 election
FOX NewsAug 19, 2023
Trump's Federal Jan. 6 Trial Set for Day Before Super Tuesday
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The Facts
US Judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday set March 4, 2024 — one day before Super Tuesday, when 15 states are slated to hold GOP primaries or caucuses — as the start date for former Pres. Donald Trump's trial on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
The Washington, D.C., district judge found that neither the April 2026 trial date proposed by the Trump camp nor the Jan. 2, 2024, proposed by the US Dept. of Justice (DOJ) were "acceptable."
This comes as special counsel Jack Smith indicted Trump on August 1 on four counts related to actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots — including conspiring to defraud the US, obstructing an official proceeding, and conspiring against the rights of voters.
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
As the eve of Super Tuesday had previously been proposed as the start date for the Georgia case against Donald Trump, it's clear that these criminal cases are part of a Biden administration plan to interfere with the 2024 election to prevent Trump from winning back the White House. Additionally, the March 4, 2024 date makes it impossible for Trump's lawyers to provide adequate defense in this case.
Anti-Trump narrative
The delaying strategy of Trump's legal team has gone wrong as Judge Chutkan reaffirmed the primacy of the legal system over political scheduling. He and his allies may cry election interference but, like any defendant in this country, Trump will have to make the trial date work despite his personal and professional obligations. After all, the public deserves a prompt and efficient resolution on such a serious case.
