Trump trial must come before election — or the charges will 'disappear' if he wins: John Bolton
Former President Donald Trump is already under one federal indictment for storing boxes of stolen classified national defense information at his Mar-a-Lago country club, and he is now likely to be indicted in connection with the January 6 Capitol attack and the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, as well.
But one of the most important things, warned former National Security Adviser John Bolton on CNN Thursday, is that these trials take place before the election — as Trump's lawyers are trying to persuade Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon to put off.
"I know, Ambassador, you say these indictments have boosted Trump's support, at least right now," said anchor Wolf Blitzer. "But do you see that changing as his legal troubles play out in 2024?"
"I do not," said Bolton, adding, "I once did. I once thought there are going to be so many rocks in the bottom of his boat, so many legal troubles will sink him. I don't think that's the case. I think the only thing that matters now is to get one or more of the real cases — not the New York case, but the two federal cases and possibly the Georgia case to trial before the election and get convictions. Everything else that people are talking about, in my view on the legal side, is niff-naff."
And if these cases get stalled out until after the election, Bolton warned, "the federal cases will disappear."
"Whether Trump pays any attention to them, if the verdict is the wrong way, is a different question," said Bolton. "It's a constitutional crisis. I think the stakes are that high that — certainly on the federal investigation side. Every effort has got to be made to get these cases to trial. And that's why I think on the so-called January 6th case, we'll see when the indictment comes out, I think the first indictment against Trump will be tailored narrowly with the objective of getting a trial before the election. And I think that's the right approach."
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