Chutkan angered Trump and his campaign on Monday when she set a trial date in the midst of major Republican primary contests.
Trump and his campaign quickly rebuked Chutkan for the date, saying it deprives him of a fair trial and is a continuation of"the corruption of the witch hunts" against him—a reference to all four of the former president's indictments in which he has maintained his innocence.heated exchange with Chutkan
on Monday when he called the prospect of a 2024 trial"absurd." She reprimanded his tone multiple times. The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, D.C., on August 5, 2023. Former President Donald Trump will go to trial before U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan on March 4, 2024, on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.One of the five briefs Chutkan rejected was submitted by an unknown party"in support of Donald Trump," while the others did not stipulate whether they were for or against him.
None of the content of the briefs was provided, containing only the following message on behalf of the court: "Although Courts have in rare instances exercised their discretion to permit third-party submissions in criminal cases, neither the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedures nor the Local Rules contemplate the filing of amicus curiae briefs," court records said."At this time, the court does not find it necessary to depart from the ordinary procedures course by permitting this filing.
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