Democrat Congressman: Trump trials mustn’t disrupt campaign schedule.
Concerns Raised Over Timing of Trump’s Trials
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) expressed his concerns on Aug. 30 regarding the potential impact of former President Donald Trump’s four trials on his campaign schedule, should he secure the Republican nomination.
Khanna’s remarks mark the first time a Democrat has raised this issue. Trump and many Republicans argue that scheduling the trials before the presidential election next November amounts to blatant election interference.
President Trump faces four indictments: one in Washington for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election and interfere with Congress’s certification on Jan. 6, 2021; one in Miami for allegedly mishandling classified information; one in Manhattan for allegedly violating campaign finance laws by making hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election; and one in Atlanta for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. The first two cases are federal, while the Manhattan and Atlanta cases are local.
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On Aug. 28, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan scheduled the Washington trial to begin on March 4, 2024. This date falls one day before Super Tuesday, a crucial day in the presidential election calendar.
During an appearance on “The Hugh Hewitt Show,” Khanna acknowledged the need to avoid conflicts between trial dates and Trump’s campaign schedule.
“Well, look, I talk to, obviously, Republican colleagues, and they feel that the timing of it is one which, where Trump, where the charges are too far. I believe that you have to follow the law, and some of the conduct alleged is very, very, very serious. And you can’t just say okay, because someone was president or someone is a candidate, that you’re above the law,” Khanna, a progressive, told Hewitt, a conservative.
“Everyone is under the law, and these allegations, the evidence needs to be pursued. But what we’re discussing is the timing. And I do think we need to make sure that, in the timing, if Trump does emerge as the Republican nominee, that it does not compromise the ability to have a robust campaign schedule,” he continued.
“And I imagine that the courts will take that into consideration if he is the nominee. You know, he may not be the nominee. I mean, that’s still a … that has to be determined.”
Shortly after Judge Chutkan set the trial date, President Trump criticized it as election interference.
“Today, a biased, Trump Hating Judge gave me only a two-month extension, just what o
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