![]() Trump’s court and campaign calendar is growing crowded: There’s likely to be more added to the pile of legal problems on the former president’s plate. ![]() Prosecutor Thomas Windom previewed that the special counsel would propose this case unfolding under a normal timeline under the Speedy Trial Act, which sets a time limit -unless certain exemptions are sought - for criminal cases to go to trial. Trump is entitled to a fair and just trial,” Lauro said, nodding both to Trump’s right to a speedy trial as well as his right to due process. ![]() “There is no question in our mind, your honor, that Mr. Trump attorney John Lauro told the judge that they would need to look at the amount of evidence they’ll be receiving from the government - which he said could be “massive” - before they could address that question. But the tone sharpened when the judge said the prosecutors should file recommendations for the trial date and length in seven days, and that the Trump team should respond within seven days after that. Much of Thursday’s hearing was staid and to-script. ![]() There were hints of a similar strategy in the first hearing in the election subversion case. It was the third occasion that Trump was arraigned on criminal charges this year, and the hearing marked the public debut of the team of lawyers in special counsel Jack Smith’s office who will be leading the prosecution.Ĭonflicts about the case schedule are emerging: In the classified documents case that Smith has also brought against the former president in June, the Trump team has sought to slow-walk the schedule for the proceedings. Sketch by Bill Hennessyįormer President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington, DC, federal courthouse Thursday to federal criminal charges stemming from his plots to overturn the 2020 election, in a 27-minute proceeding where the first flashes of the defense’s tactics emerged. Court sketch of moment Donald Trump plead "not guilty," with special counsel Jack Smith seen on the far left. ![]()
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