Following former President Donald Trump’s arraignment in New York on 34 felony charges, his lawyers have commenced work on his defense. According to some experts, these legal battles could cost him gravely and will have serious implications for his political future.
Legal luminaries warn that it could take years for Trump’s criminal case to work its way through the court system, and the prospect of a series of hard-hitting motions and delay tactics may well push the trial until after the 2024 presidential election.
The unprecedented nature of a former President facing criminal charges carries a wide net of unknowns, but if one thing is clear from Trump’s extensive court record, it’s that he will likely seek to delay and prolong the proceedings as long as possible. In dozens of legal matters going back decades, Trump’s legal team has filed an exhaustive list of motions and appeals designed to stretch the clock.
For Trump, every single delay he can muster out of the judicial system helps. He knows that if the trial is scheduled for after Nov. 5, 2024, and he wins the presidential election, the case wouldn’t keep him from returning to the White House. Some legal experts believe Trump will reach for every possible opportunity to delay the proceedings, making a pre-election criminal trial nearly impossible.
While Donald Trump launches verbal attacks against the prosecutor and judge overseeing his criminal charges in connection with hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, an attorney for the former US president has said his main focus is on legal maneuvers aiming to get the case dismissed long before a trial jury is ever seated.
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