Special counsel Jack Smith in D.C. on Aug. 1, and former president Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., on November. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) Comment on this story Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge Thursday to start former president Donald Trump’s trial on charges of criminally conspiring to overturn President Biden’s election victory on Jan. 2, just before the first caucus votes are cast in next year’s presidential nomination contest, according to a court filing.
U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan gave Trump’s team until Monday to make its own request and scheduled an Aug. 28 hearing in D.C. […]
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