Trump on Trial: The need for speed vs. fairness

Two imperatives are clashing in Donald Trump’s criminal cases. 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Almost from the moment that the two cases were filed — the first in Florida, the second in Washington — prosecutors working for the special counsel, Jack Smith, have accused Trump of seeking to delay them, sometimes with legally specious arguments or cynical tactics. Among their fears, which have been palpable but never quite voiced: If the trials are delayed until after the presidential election and Trump wins, he could have the charges dismissed. It is not an unreasonable worry. The former president and some of his closest associates, in private conversations, have been absolutely clear that they see a win in 2024 not just as a vindication after he had to depart the White House, but also as a step toward having his attorney general drop both of the cases he is facing — one in which he stands accused of hoarding classified documents and obstructing efforts to reclaim them, the other on charges of plotting to reverse his 2020 defeat. If Trump succeeds in delaying the trials until after November, it would do more than provide him with an opportunity to wipe out the indictments. It would also mean that voters would go to the polls next year without getting to hear any of the detailed evidence prosecutors have collected. And yet, while there are serious risks in delaying the trials, moving too quickly to bring them to conclusion could also jeopardize the cases, by imperiling the rights enjoyed by Trump as a criminal defendant. As his lawyers have often argued matters as complex as these, involving scores of witnesses and millions of pages of investigative evidence, often take years to go in front of juries. 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Slowing down The tension between speed and fairness flared two weeks ago in the classified documents case in Florida, when Judge Aileen Cannon pushed back several deadlines she had set to resolve disputes over how to handle the highly sensitive materials at the heart of the proceeding. In some ways, this was unsurprising: Most cases involving classified records get bogged down in complex and time-consuming litigation. But Judge Cannon’s decision to slow-walk the process all but ensured that the trial would not begin at the end of May as scheduled. The district courthouse in Florida, where Trump’s trial may — or may not — start in 2024.Joe Raedle/Getty Images Some legal experts have suggested that the trial could be delayed until as late as August or September, right in the homestretch of the presidential race. If that were that to happen, Judge Cannon, a Trump appointee who has made some rulings that have favored the former president, might decide to push the proceeding until after the election altogether, hoping to avoid the awkward situation of obliging Trump to be in court when he could be out campaigning. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS4QiP0ScaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9OTg2NTY3JmxpPVRPVCZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9VE9UXzIwMjMxMTMwJnRlPTEmbmw9dHJ1bXAtb24tdHJpYWwmZW1jPWVkaXRfdG90XzIwMjMxMTMwVwNueXRCCmVoIv9oZeNv-q5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Claiming immunity The election case in Washington is on a faster track, but the Trump team is pursuing a delay strategy there as well, focused on a particular legal motion. That motion centers on a dubious and untested claim that Trump enjoys “absolute immunity” from the election subversion charges because the indictment is based on official presidential actions he took while he was in office. Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, is almost certain to deny the motion, but since it involves a constitutional question of whether the charges should have been brought at all, Trump will have the right to an immediate appeal. And that’s where his Hail Mary plans begin. Trump will be able to argue in favor of his immunity claim in front of a three-judge panel of the federal appeals court in Washington and, if he loses there, will likely mount a similar challenge before all nine judges on the court. If he loses again, he could go to the Supreme Court — which may or may not take the case or rule in his favor. Winning isn’t the only point. Either way, he would be eating up time. Trump is hoping his combined appeals push the start of the trial, now scheduled for March, past Election Day, or at least until after the Republican nominating convention in July. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-2) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS4QiP0ScaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9OTg2NTU3JmxpPVRPVCZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9VE9UXzIwMjMxMTMwJnRlPTEmbmw9dHJ1bXAtb24tdHJpYWwmZW1jPWVkaXRfdG90XzIwMjMxMTMwVwNueXRCCmVoIv9oZeNv-q5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) If that occurs, Judge Chutkan will have a tough decision to make. Speed forward in the heat of the campaign and ignore Trump’s inevitable complaints about unfairness. Or defer to his fair play arguments and slow the trial down until after the election. Your questions We’re asking readers what they’d like to know about the Trump cases: the charges, the procedure, the important players or anything else. You can [send us your question by filling out this form.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS4QiP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9kby15b3UtaGF2ZS1xdWVzdGlvbnMtYWJvdXQtdGhlLXRydW1wLXRyaWFscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA4OTk5Jm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzOTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVoIv9oZeNv-q5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Here’s this week’s question: Which trial should Trump be the most worried about and what sentence does it carry? — Anitra H., Norfolk, Virginia Alan: Trump should be most concerned about the election interference case in Washington, if only because it may be the sole case of the four he is confronting to go to trial before the 2024 election. If convicted on all counts, he would face a maximum penalty of 55 years in prison, but would likely be sentenced to far less time. Where does each criminal case stand? Trump is at the center of at least four separate criminal investigations, at both the state and federal levels, into matters related to his business and political careers. Here is where [each case currently stands](~/AAAAAQA~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_2hl42_6rlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The New York Times What to watch next week - We’re still waiting on an important decision by a federal appeals court in Washington on what it will do about the gag order imposed on Trump in the Washington election case. - Judge Chutkan could rule soon on Trump’s immunity dismissal motion in the same proceeding, setting off his plan to delay the case with a multipronged appeal. - At the end of next week, the special counsel’s office is expected to respond, in what could be a salty filing, to Trump’s often far-fetched requests for additional discovery evidence in the Washington case. More Trump coverage Steven Sadow, center, in Atlanta in August.Doug Mills/The New York Times - Trump’s lead lawyer in his Georgia case, Steven Sadow, has been described by the Atlanta rapper T.I. — one of Sadow’s former clients — as “[probably the best criminal defense attorney of his time.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS4QiP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC91cy90cnVtcC1nZW9yZ2lhLWRlZmVuc2UtbGF3eWVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzA1JmVtYz1lZGl0X3RvdF8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDg5OTkmbmw9dHJ1bXAtb24tdHJpYWwmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWgi_2hl42_6rlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) - Democrats are hoping that the news media will [place more attention on Trump to stir outrage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS4QiP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1kZW1vY3JhdHMtYmlkZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zMDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfdG90XzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODk5OSZubD10cnVtcC1vbi10cmlhbCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzkwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaCL_aGXjb_quUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) that can help turn around President Biden’s fortunes. - Trump’s pardon of a convicted drug smuggler [undercut an ambitious Justice Department investigation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS4QiP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1wYXJkb24tYnJhdW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zMDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfdG90XzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwODk5OSZubD10cnVtcC1vbi10cmlhbCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzkwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaCL_aGXjb_quUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) into the predatory lending industry, a Times investigation found. - Trump’s friends and advisers are talking about who his 2024 running mate should be. 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