Special Counsel Jack Smith has requested a court date of Jan. 2, 2024 for Former President Donald Trump's 2020 election fraud case trial.

<div class="block">Special Counsel Jack Smith has requested a court date of Jan. 2, 2024 for Former President Donald Trump&#39;s 2020 election fraud case trial.</div>

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Special Counsel Wants Trump 2020 Trial for Jan. 2

Special counsel, Jack Smith has requested a court date of January 2nd 2024 for former president Donald Trump's 2020 election fraud case in a filing in Washington DC Federal Court. Earlier today, Smith wrote that date would quote, vindicate, the public's strong interest in a speedy trial, estimating the case itself would last 4 to 6 weeks in interview with NBC just days before Trump's arraignment. One of his attorneys called the request for a speedy trial absurd arguing that the trial date should be after the 2024 election. The special counsel's office said they expect to have substantially completed sharing evidence with Trump's lawyers in advance of the next hearing that's on August 28. Of course, we'll be following that very closely.