Timing has been a crucial aspect, as it would be in Trump’s interest to delay the trial until after the election, while his opponents want a quick conviction.
District Judge Tanya Chutkan opposed the request by prosecutors to bar former President Donald Trump form revealing non-sensitive evidence provided to him by the prosecutors ahead of the trial on whether he conspired to illegally obstruct the counting of the 2020 electoral votes.
Special counsel Jack Smith has proposed Jan. 2, 2024, as the date to start the trial with former President Donald Trump in the case involving his efforts to reverse the results of the 2020 election. Jury selection would start as early as Dec. 11 based on the proposed schedule.
The legal team of former President Donald Trump appears to be testing the judge presiding over the case involving his effort to reverse the results of the 2020 election.