Federal prosecutors proposed a January trial for former President Donald Trump on charges tied to his effort to overturn his loss in the 2020 election, which would be the third criminal trial slated for the same year Trump is running for another White House term.
Prosecutors, led by special counsel John L. “Jack” Smith, argued in a Thursday court filing in Washington that Trump should face a federal jury starting Jan. 2. Trump has been accused of three conspiracies to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election, the government brief said, and the public has a right to see a quick trial in the case.
The government argued that would have “particular significance here, where the defendant, a former president, is charged with conspiring to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election, obstruct the certification of the election results, and discount citizens’ legitimate votes.”
