'Trump would burn the country down': Legal expert raises red flag over rushing D.C. trial

According to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, any attempt to rush the trial of Donald Trump in a D.C. courtroom on charges that he helped incite a riot at the U.S. Capitol would be foolish because it would open the door to a successful appeal by the embattled former president.

While deploring the decision by the Supreme Court to hear arguments on April 22 on whether Trump is deserving of presidential immunity, thereby delaying the trial being conducted by Judge Tanya Chutkan, Vance suggested appeals to the judge to speed up her timeline in order to arrive at a verdict before the election would be folly.

As she wrote on her "Civil Discourse" platform, the only thing worse than not getting the trial completed before voters go to the polls would be to give Trump enough ammo to get the verdict overturned on appeal.

That, she predicted, could set in motion another Jan. 6.

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Noting that Judge Chutkan has previously ruled that Trump's lawyers would have 88 days for trial preparation once the proceedings recommenced, Vance advised her to stick to her schedule.

Calling suggestions from some legal experts to shorten the schedule "a dangerous strategy," the former prosecutor said it would give Trump's attorneys ammo to appeal a conviction based upon a claim of insufficient time to prepare.

"If there’s anything that would be worse for the country than not having this trial before the election, it would be a conviction that is reversed on appeal," she wrote.

"Trump would burn the country down, exacting retribution and demanding a do-over for an election that was 'stolen' from him," she predicted before adding, "The right path forward is for the Supreme Court to do its job and decide this appeal promptly. Unfortunately, they don’t seem inclined to do so."

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