Judge Chutkan just showed she isn't budging on Trump's trial date: legal expert
She's watching the clock.
After Judge Tanya Chutkan on Thursday set Feb. 9 as the date when prosecutors can begin to scrutinize and summon potential jurors —it proves she is not going to waiver on the trial date in the books, according to former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner who made the point on his "Justice Matters" video series.
The legal wiz said he was in the gallery of the courtroom when Chutkan was ruling over a status hearing.
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He said he witnessed former President Donald Trump's attorneys "urging the judge to continue or postpone the trial until after the November 2024 presidential election."
He said that she quickly put that argument to rest, quoting her as saying: "This trial will not yield to an election cycle."
Trump's legal team have been attempting to postpone the trial, suggesting the entire case is is raising unfamiliar and unchartered legal questions, such as his claim that ex-presidents remain “absolutely immune” from criminal prosecution once they've left their White House post.
The judge remained unfazed, according to Kirschner.
She then made her formal ruling setting the start date three months away that will involve sending questionnaires to prospective jurors in Washington D.C. to potentially be part of the historic federal trial determining whether the former president committed subversion to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
"That demonstrates an absolute determination on the judge that this trial will go as set on March 4," he said. "And that is a damn good thing."
He went on: "Because we the people are more than ready for our fair trial. That's right; the defendant has a right to a fair trial but the people also have a right for a fair trial and boy are we ready for a fair trial."