Trump lawyer Alina Habba deems trial dates ‘unrealistic’ and ‘theatrical’.
Former President Trump’s Attorney Predicts Rescheduling of Criminal Trial Dates
During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Alina Habba, former President Donald Trump’s attorney, made a bold prediction regarding his upcoming criminal trials. Habba stated that the current schedule for the trials will be rescheduled to avoid overlapping and to provide ample time for each case.
“These trial dates are going to move. It’s unrealistic. It’s theatrics,” Habba said. “No judge is going to say that you can be on two trials at once in two different states, because a lot of these overlap. They look at the start date of the trial, but these are four to six-week trials at the least. So there’s no way they’re not going to overlap. They’re gonna have to go into October, November of next year.”
The former president is currently facing multiple legal challenges, including a 41-count indictment in Fulton County, Georgia. This indictment accuses Trump and 18 others of unlawfully conspiring to conduct and participate in a “criminal enterprise” following his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
This marks the fourth case brought against Trump this year and the second related to his attempts to overturn President Joe Biden’s election victory. In addition to the Georgia case, Trump faces four federal counts in a separate 2020 election case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
The charges against Trump in the federal case include conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
The indictment alleges that Trump knowingly combined, conspired, and agreed with co-conspirators to injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate individuals in the free exercise and enjoyment of their voting rights.
Furthermore, Trump is also facing 40 counts in the Justice Department’s classified documents case, which accuses him of felony violations of national security laws and participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has also indicted Trump on charges related to hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Trump has pleaded not guilty, and a trial is scheduled for March of next year.
Despite these legal challenges, Trump has maintained his innocence and vowed to fight the charges. He has denied any wrongdoing in both the hush money and documents matters, as well as in the state and federal investigations regarding his handling of the 2020 election loss.
The trial dates for the hush money case and the classified documents case have been set for March 25, 2023, and May 20, 2024, respectively. However, Habba’s prediction suggests that these dates will likely be rescheduled to allow for a fair and efficient legal process.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is overseeing the Georgia case, has called for an early March start date. It is expected that the defense will challenge this proposed date.
As the legal battles continue, the rescheduling of trial dates will be a crucial factor in ensuring a fair and thorough examination of the allegations against former President Trump.
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