Former President Donald Trump took to social media again to make claims that the judge presiding over his election interference case in federal court is biased.
Trump has been charged in the federal case with conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy against the right to vote and to have one’s vote counted; conspiracy to abruptly disrupt and impede the Jan. 6, 2021, congressional hearing; and conspiracy to obstruct an official government proceeding.
On Monday, Aug. 28, the ex-POTUS took to his social media to blast U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan after she set his trial date for March 4, 2024.
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Attorneys for Trump wanted the trial to start in April 2026, while special counsel Jack Smith asked for Jan. 2, 2024. Chutkan scheduled the trial date closer to the prosecution’s suggestion, which invoked objections from the former president.
“These proposals are obviously very far apart,” Chutkan said Monday. “Neither of them is acceptable.”
One reason why this could be problematic for Trump is because he, as the top Republican presidential candidate, would be on trial eight months before the 2024 election. The high-profile trial would also be in Washington, D.C., which could look disastrous for his campaign, according to CNBC.
Trump’s lawyer, John Lauro, objected, saying in the hearing, “In our judgment, that trial date is inconsistent with President Trump’s right to due process and the right to effective assistance of counsel.”
Trump wrote on his Truth Social website, “Today a biased, Trump Hating Judge gave me only a two month extension, just what our corrupt government wanted, SUPER TUESDAY. I will APPEAL!”
This is not the first time that the former reality star has aired his grievances about Chutkan. On Aug. 13 and Aug. 14, he…
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