YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTrump’s trial run: How an onslaught of court dates could sideline him from the campaign trailwww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down19
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minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoWhy she pushing for an October trail date. And why Trump wants to delay it for years so he can become president and escape his crimes.
minus-squareJordan Lund@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoShe has her ducks in a row, she’s ready to go. Two defendants have invoked Georgia’s “speedy trial” law which means their trials HAVE to be held before 11/3 or the charges will be dropped. Because the RICO charge hits ALL of them, Willis is like “Game on, you want early trials? EVERYONE gets early trials…”
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThey probably invoke them because they thought she can’t meet the deadline or the courts will delay it. What the chances of the courts holding ths up? You look at New York and the other indictments and trails for those not set until long into next year.
minus-squareJordan Lund@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoHard to say, Chesebro has already been granted 10/23 as his date, which is what Willis wanted, in fact she went “Fine, 10/23 for EVERYONE.” I doubt there will be any delay on the court side.
Why she pushing for an October trail date. And why Trump wants to delay it for years so he can become president and escape his crimes.
She has her ducks in a row, she’s ready to go.
Two defendants have invoked Georgia’s “speedy trial” law which means their trials HAVE to be held before 11/3 or the charges will be dropped.
Because the RICO charge hits ALL of them, Willis is like “Game on, you want early trials? EVERYONE gets early trials…”
They probably invoke them because they thought she can’t meet the deadline or the courts will delay it.
What the chances of the courts holding ths up? You look at New York and the other indictments and trails for those not set until long into next year.
Hard to say, Chesebro has already been granted 10/23 as his date, which is what Willis wanted, in fact she went “Fine, 10/23 for EVERYONE.” I doubt there will be any delay on the court side.