When will the trial on charge number four against Donald Trump begin? As soon as possible, if DA Fani Willis has her way. The trial, which deals with attempted voter fraud in the state of Georgia, is scheduled to begin on March 4, 2024, according to Willis’ request. The naming of the year is important here – because the accused has a different time frame in mind for all his proceedings.
His lawyers have just announced what time they think is good for the trial on charge number three – it’s about the storming of the Capitol and conspiracy against the United States: April 2026. That would be almost a year and a half after the presidential election in which Trump hopes to return to office. His lawyers justify the late appointment with the fact that they first have to read through 11.5 million pages. That is “taller than the Washington Monument, stacked eight high – with nearly a million pages left,” quotes the New York Times from the lawyer’s letter, which contained a corresponding graphic for illustration. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is dealing with this charge, had suggested that the trial begin on January 2, 2024. The responsible judge will probably decide at a hearing at the end of August.
Either way, things are likely to get pretty hectic for Trump. The trial dates for the other two charges have not yet been set – March 25, 2024 was requested for the New York trial for payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and May 20, 2024 for the Florida trial for the secret documents in Trumps property rotates. All appointments would be in the time when the ex-president actually wants to take care of his election campaign.
After the recent indictment in Georgia, Trump initially announced that he would hold a press conference at which he wanted to expose alleged election fraud in the state. However, his lawyers advised the 77-year-old against it for legal reasons. So far, no one from the Trump camp has been able to provide evidence of this.
Private information about jurors is circulating on the net
Some of the jurors involved in the trial in Georgia have another problem: private information about them is now circulating on the Internet, as reported by the television stations CNN and NBC. The names, addresses, photos and social media accounts of several jurors were published on right-wing websites. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, where the charges against Trump were filed, confirmed this. “We are working with law enforcement agencies at the local, state and national levels to determine the source of threats,” it said.
In Fulton County, it is customary for jurors’ names to be published in court papers. However, the CNN report states that no other personal information was shared beyond that.