{"id":2013397,"date":"2023-08-27T07:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T11:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-turns-attention-back-to-jack-smith-over-slowing-down-trial\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T07:51:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T11:51:08","slug":"donald-trump-turns-attention-back-to-jack-smith-over-slowing-down-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-turns-attention-back-to-jack-smith-over-slowing-down-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump refocuses on Jack Smith amid trial delay."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonald-trump-turns-attention-back-to-jack-smith-over-slowing-down-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013397&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Lawyers Clash Over Trial Date as Trump Seeks Delay \u2064Until After 2024 Election<\/h2>\n<p>Lawyers\u200c representing former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s \u2063team of prosecutors will face off in \u2062court on\u200d Monday to determine\u2064 the \u200ctrial date in \u200bWashington, D.C.\u2062 Trump, the leading contender for the GOP nomination in the 2024 presidential election, \u200dis \u2063seeking to postpone the trial until after the election.<\/p>\n<p>The conflicting requests for trial \u2064starts will be heard by U.S. District Judge Tanya \u200cChutkan, an appointee of former President Barack Obama. Trump\u2063 wants the trial to \u200dbegin in April \u200d2026, while Smith has requested a start date of January 2, 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Motion to Delay Trial<\/h3>\n<p>Since pleading &#8220;not guilty&#8221; to Smith&#8217;s charges of engaging in a 2020 election subversion plot on August 3, Trump has been pushing for a delay in his trial. He hopes to gain the power to appoint an attorney general who could potentially shut down his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorism-homicide-prosecutors-brought-in-to-try-capitol-riot-defendants-for-crimes-like-trespassing\/\" title=\"Terrorism, Homicide Prosecutors Brought In To Try Capitol Riot Defendants For Crimes Like Trespassing\">federal criminal cases<\/a> if he were to be elected president again.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200can August 17 filing, Trump&#8217;s defense team argued that they needed more time to review over 11.6 million documents\u200c from the\u200b government&#8217;s first batch of\u200d discovery. They\u2063 compared the task to reading &#8220;Tolstoy&#8217;s War and Peace, cover \u200dto cover,\u200d 78 times a day, every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s team countered this argument, stating that electronic keyword\u2064 searches \u200ccould be used to review the documents, and most of the evidence shared by \u200bthe Justice Department is already public domain.<\/p>\n<h3>Prosecutors&#8217;\u200c Response<\/h3>\n<p>The prosecutors have stated that they \u200bcan prepare and identify individual exhibits in advance if ordered by the judge. They have also indicated that a quarter of the evidence contains classified materials, which they \u200cdo not plan to use in the Washington case against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump faces \u2064four federal felony charges related to Smith&#8217;s accusations of scheming to\u200b overturn the \u2062will of voters and maintain power after losing\u2063 the 2020 election, leading to the January 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications\u200c for Trump&#8217;s Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>The timing of \u200cthe trial is crucial for Trump&#8217;s campaign. If the trial were to start on January 2, it would be less than two weeks before the Iowa caucuses. Trump is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-turns-attention-back-to-jack-smith-over-slowing-down-trial\/\" title=\"Donald Trump refocuses on Jack Smith amid trial delay.\">facing proposed trial dates<\/a> in March, including \u2064one just \u2063before Super \u2064Tuesday. Beyond that, he\u200d would be campaigning against President Joe Biden if he were selected as the GOP nominee.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing before Judge Chutkan will take \u2063place at 10 a.m. and is open to the public and press.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Trump surrendered to \u200bFulton County, Georgia,\u200d officials on Thursday after being charged in a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-most-dangerous-case-in-georgia-could-also-be-the-longest-delayed\/\" title=\"Georgia's most perilous lawsuit involving Trump might also face the lengthiest postponement.\">41-count racketeering indictment<\/a>. A trial for that case is expected to \u2063start in early\u2063 March.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is also scheduled\u200d for a trial in\u2063 Manhattan on\u200d March 25, 2024, \u200dfor\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-durhams-protect-the-establishment-approach-is-destroying-the-country\/\" title=\"Special Counsel Durham\u2019s Protect-The-Establishment Approach Is Destroying The Country\">criminal case related<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-politicians-notable-figures-weigh-in-on-trumps-claim-that-he-will-be-arrested-on-tuesday\/\" title=\"Some Politicians, Notable Figures Weigh In On Trump\u2019s Claim That He Will Be Arrested On Tuesday\">hush money payment made<\/a> to porn star Stormy Daniels \u2063during the 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawyers for Trump and special counsel Smith&#8217;s team will clash in D.C. on Monday, debating a trial date. Trump aims to postpone until after the 2024 election. 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