Former President Donald J. Trump erupted after the Obama-appointed judge in his trial on charges related to the so-called J6 “insurrection” set a March 4, 2024 date for the legal circus to commence, the eve of Super Tuesday.
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan who is presiding over Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case against the 2024 Republican frontrunner, rejected arguments from Trump’s legal team that the trial should be held in April 2026, well after next year’s election, and instead scheduled it to kick off at a time that will keep the defendant tied up in court at the most important time of the primary season.
“These proposals are obviously very far apart,” Chutkan said, also rejecting Smith’s request for a trial date of January 2, 2024. “Neither of them is acceptable.”
“Mr. Trump, like any defendant, will have to make the trial date work regardless of his schedule,” she said, drawing a volcanic response from Trump who vowed to appeal.
“Deranged Jack Smith & his team of Thugs, who were caught going to the White House just prior to Indicting the 45th President of the United States (an absolute No No!), have been working on this Witch Hunt for almost 3 years, but decided to bring it smack in the middle of Crooked Joe Biden’s Political Opponent’s campaign against him. Election Interference! Today a biased, Trump Hating Judge gave me only a two month extension, just what our corrupt government wanted, SUPER TUESDAY. I will APPEAL!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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“Page 2: How do you have an Indictment that is based almost entirely on the findings of the January 6th Unselect Committee of Marxists, Fascists, and Political Hacks, when these same lowlifes, who have been caught lying for years about Russia, Russia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine, FISA, the Fake Dossier, & much more, purposely & Illegally DESTROYED & DELETED all of the Evidence, Findings, & Proof of the January 6th Committee? When will Deranged Jack Smith Criminally Charge the Committee?” Trump added in another fiery missive.
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“This is a request for a show trial, not a speedy trial,” said John Lauro, an attorney who represents the former president. “Mr. Trump is not above the law, but he is not below the law.”
“Crooked Joe Biden, Deranged Jack Smith, and their henchmen continue to abuse the American justice system in their goal of interfering in the 2024 Presidential Election in order to prevent President Trump from returning to the Oval Office. The date set today deprives President Trump of his Constitutional right to a fair trial, a seminal bedrock of America, and continues to expose the corruption of the witch hunts being thrown against President Trump,” said a Trump spokesperson in a statement, according to the Daily Mail.
“From setting a trial date for the day before ‘Super Tuesday’ to sending a fundraising email the moment of President Trump’s processing in Fulton County, the Biden regime is no longer hiding its nakedly political motivations. President Trump will not be deterred, he will fight these hoaxes at every turn, and will win for the American people,” the spokesperson added.
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