The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s criminal election interference case shut down a bid by the former president to set his trial more than two-and-a-half years away.

This case is not going to trial in 2026,” Judge Tanya Chutkan said in a hearing Monday morning in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., NBC News reported.

But the judge also said that she would reject a proposal by federal prosecutors to bring the case to trial in less than five months.

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    1 year ago

    It’s not a hand to hand drug transaction or a traffic violation. A vigorous defense for a criminal conspiracy needs time. It certainly doesn’t need two years, but we’re also not at the point of suspending the rule of law and putting folks against the wall.

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      1 year ago

      He was at the point of trying to be king and all he has to do is stop firing his lawyers, lol. 5 months is fine, 7 months is the next best thing.

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      1 year ago

      It’s important that the system is followed. It demonstrates that even the worst criminals will be treated fairly and equitably under the law. In a very real sense the institutions that we have spent 250 years perfecting are being tested themselves