Here's how Trump just contradicted himself in seeking 2026 trial: Legal expert
Donald Trump in Thursday’s request to have the start of his federal Jan. 6 election conspiracy case pushed back to 2026 contradicts the former president’s own claim, a legal expert said.
The contradiction reflects the “peculiarity” of the brief Trump’s lawyers filed Thursday in their request to have the trial’s start date delayed, NYU law professor Ryan Goodman said during an appearance on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.”
Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the case, said she will set the trial date on or before a scheduled Aug. 28 hearing. Special counsel Jack Smith previously requested a Jan. 2, 2024, start date....
Aug 18, 2023