Donald Trump’s attorney argued Friday that the Georgia election racketeering case against him could not take place until after he left the White House if he wins in 2024.
Steve Sadow fielded questions from Scott McAfee, the Fulton County judge overseeing the District Attorney Fani Willis’ criminal corruption case against Trump and 14 co-defendants.
"If your client does win election in 2024,” McAfee asked, “could he even be tried in 2025?"
"Under the Supremacy Clause and his duties as president of the United States," Sadow replied, “this trial would not take place at all until after he left his term of office.”
Sadow also argued it would be “election interference” to try Trump — the Republican Party's frontrunner in the 2024 presidential primary race — in August 2024, just months before ballots were cast.
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The scheduling process is complicated not only by Trump’s presidential campaign, but also his criminal hush money fraud case in New York, the classified document case in Florida and another election interference case in Washington D.C.
Willis has requested a court date of Aug. 5, which Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade defended Friday in court, arguing the trial would not impede Trump’s ability to campaign.
“This is not election interference,” Wade said. " This is moving forward with the business of Fulton County.”
