Judge Aileen Cannon, the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case over allegedly hoarded classified documents, is likely to set a tentative trial date this week, and that date will likely upset Trump and the prosecution, a MSNBC legal analyst said on Saturday.
Appearing on American Voices with Alicia Menendez, legal expert Lisa Rubin was asked about Trump's request to delay his criminal trial indefinitely, and specifically until after the election in 2024.
"What are the DOJ's chances of delivering speedy justice given that his favorite tactic is to delay, delay, delay?" the host asked.
"It's not just that it's his favorite tactic is to delay, but we're dealing with a wildcard here with Judge Aileen Cannon. No one could quite believe that she was the person to whom this case was assigned. And given her history with former President Trump, in this investigation, it remains to be seen whether she will do what I think most federal judges would do here, which is to set a definitive trial date," Rubin replied.
She added:
"I have never seen a defendant do what Donald Trump and Walt Nauta, with him, are doing here, which is to say, it's not even appropriate to set a trial date because there are so many things that have to come before that. The Department of Justice pushback, which was in very forceful terms at its briefing this week, it was both appropriate and persuasive."
Going further, she gave a prediction.
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"It is my hope that on Tuesday of this week, when we have our first pre-trial hearing in front of Judge Cannon, that she will set a trial date. It may not be one to the Department of Justice's liking, but it probably won't be one to Donald Trump's liking either if I were a betting person."
