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Donald Trump was hoping to have his election interference case tossed on the same grounds as the classified documents case.
While Special Counsel Jack Smith appeals that decision, he will not have to worry about the same thing happening in the election interference case that is before Judge Chutkan.
She denied Trump’s motion for dismissal, and now has the ball rolling to get Trump into the courtroom before he would take office if he wins the 2024 election.
Let’s Get It On
Judge Chutkan denied the motion this weekend, issuing a 16-page order in her decision.
She wrote, “At this stage, the court cannot accept Defendant’s alternate narrative.”
She also set August 9 as the deadline for status filings and will hold the next hearing on August 16.
I suspect Trump’s legal team will flood Chutkan with motions to try to delay the case, but I also suspect Chutkan will rapidly process the motions and deny anything Trump’s team puts before her.
There is an outside shot that she can manage to get this case into the courtroom before election day, but that still seems unlikely.
However, by moving the case forward now, she is very likely to be able to get the case into the courtroom before January, which is the ultimate goal at this point for Democrats.
Even if Trump wins, they want to make sure this case is rolling before Trump takes office and he cannot stand trial.
This case will be used as election fodder by Democrats and you can bet your last dollar that Harris will lean into the convicted felon narrative to attack Trump down the stretch.
This is a rather crushing blow for Trump, as we all thought this case would be on the back burner for considerably more time.
