Coverage dated August 27, 2023

Trump, special counsel poised to clash over trial date in D.C. election case

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Special counsel Jack Smith has proposed taking the case to trial early next year, while Trump’s lawyers argued that it should be held in spring of 2026.

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Donald Trump indictment: Judge sets Jack Smith's 2020 election trial to March 2024 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan set a March 2024 trial date for former President Donald Trump's alleged 2020 election subversion trial after attorneys for the defense and Jack Smith's team engaged in a scheduling fight in court on Monday morning.

  2. NBC New York

    Trump, special counsel poised to clash over trial date in D.C. election case (opens NBC New York)

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    Special counsel Jack Smith has proposed taking the case to trial early next year, while Trump’s lawyers argued that it should be held in spring of 2026.

  3. CNN

    Trump's lawyers and special counsel to spar over trial date in federal election subversion case on Monday in DC (opens CNN)

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    Disagreements between Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith over when the trial should start in the federal election subversion criminal case brought against the former president will be at the center of a hearing Monday morning at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC.

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