We have all been focusing on the contents of the new special counsel indictment of former president Donald Trump — and rightly so. United States vs. Donald Trump will be the most anticipated trial in this country's history. But the when is as important as the what. It is essential that this case go to the head of the queue.
Both for our democracy and for the many other cases against the former President—including the criminal ones and the likely coming 14th Amendment challenges to Trump appearing on the ballot should, and in our estimation likely will be, tried first. We believe Judge Tanya Chutkan will order that when she sets a trial day at the first status conference on August 28.
