The trial for Donald Trump's election-related case in Washington, D.C., could be the first of the former president's four pending criminal cases to go to trial.
— A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has set a trial date for March 2024 in the caseagainst former President Donald Trump related to alleged efforts to thwart the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 presidential election.
Instead, the judge said the trial will begin March 4, 2024. Chutkan's schedule means the proceeding, as it currently stands, will begin one day before Super Tuesday, a crucial date on the presidential election calendar when more than a dozen states will hold their presidential primaries. Trump is a Republican presidential candidate, undertaking his third bid for the White House.
Trump was indicted on four federal counts that amounted to an alleged scheme to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and stay in power. The former presidentto the charges earlier this month and claimed his prosecution by Smith is part of an attempt to harm his campaign. Trump is currently the leading candidate for the Republican nomination.
The former president's other obligations should not impact the timing of his trial in Washington, the judge said.The former president's prosecution in Washington is one ofby federal and local prosecutors, and he is likely to spend much of 2024 navigating legal proceedings for his criminal cases and the election calendar.
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