U.S._ Prosecutors want Trump on trial fast before he’s possibly reelected and thwarts their cases

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Prosecutors want Trump on trial fast before he’s possibly reelected and thwarts their cases

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) more >


By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times - Tuesday, August 22, 2023


If former President Donald Trump gets reelected, he could derail the federal legal cases against him, according to legal experts who said he’d have several ways to get out of the jam once he’s back in the White House.

But the two cases brought under state laws present different challenges for Mr. Trump, who now faces a total of four different prosecutions charging him with crimes related to the 2016 campaign, the 2020 election and hoarding classified documents once he left office.

The prosecutors in the cases are pushing for early trials, and that’s for good reason. If Mr. Trump wins reelection and gets into office before a verdict is rendered, he could shut down the federal cases.

Mr. Trump could order his new attorney general to disband the special counsel and drop the charges altogether.

“I am skeptical that either one of these cases can actually go to trial before next year’s election,” said Joseph Moreno, a former federal prosecutor. “As long as Trump has not been convicted … and then becomes president, I am fairly certain he could stop the process.”

Mr. Trump could also choose to pardon himself at any time — even before a trial takes place. That’s known as a preemptive pardon.

He posted on Twitter in 2018 that he has “the absolute right to PARDON myself.” He reportedly pondered the idea in 2020, before leaving office, but never took any action.

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