Driving the news: Smith’s case would take no longer than four to six weeks to lay out, and the Jan. 2 date “would vindicate the public’s strong interest in a speedy trial,” the special counsel’s office wrote in the filing.
- “A January 2, 2024, trial date represents an appropriately speedy trial in the public interest and in the interests of justice, while affording the defendant time to prepare his defense and raise pre-trial legal issues with the Court,” the special counsel’s office stated.
- The former president is now facing the prospect of three civil and three criminal trials before Election Day 2024.
- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis also appears to be nearing a decision on whether to bring charges in the investigation into Trump’s efforts to interfere in Georgia’s election.