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Trump Faces Off with Judge Chutkan + A Conversation with Nick Akerman

THE OFFICIAL MEA CULPA WITH MICHAEL COHEN ARCHIVE

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Trump's Trial Is Set to Begin on January 2nd of 2024

The hearing was held just hours after Smith proposed that the trial begin on January 2nd of 2024, two weeks before the First Nation Iowa GOP caucus. Only an out-of-touch lunatic would ask for such a date, one day into the new year, and maximum election interference with Iowa, he wrote. Prosecutors moreover expect their case to take up to six weeks, meaning that Trump's campaign would be severely disrupted ahead of a Super Tuesday blitz of 16 contests on March 5th. If Smith gets his way and it goes to trial just after New Year's Day, Trump would have to appear in different courthouses in different cities throughout much of the winter and spring. That would be

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