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kentuck

(111,252 posts)
Tue Aug 8, 2023, 12:30 PM Aug 2023

Will Trump and his lawyers be able to stall and delay all the trials beyond election day?

Because of the classified nature of the documents in the Mar-a-Lago case, they may be able to stretch it out ?

But, with the Judge and the prosecution set on a "speedy" trial in the January 6th case, it is difficult to see how they delay it to any meaningful extent?

If Fani Willis indicts on RICO charges, one might expect it to take a little longer than normal to get to the end?

At this time, the January 6th charges, the most important of the cases, looks like it will be the most likely to go to trial.

It does seem like the Trump team is putting extra effort into fighting the charges stemming from January 6th, in my opinion.

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Will Trump and his lawyers be able to stall and delay all the trials beyond election day? (Original Post) kentuck Aug 2023 OP
No................... Lovie777 Aug 2023 #1
Maybe some trials, for some time. Beastly Boy Aug 2023 #2
Cannon will probably throw the trial out before the election. She knows her job. dem4decades Aug 2023 #3
I Wonder If, Or Should I Say How, She Communicates WiVoter Aug 2023 #8
I'm sure she knows what she's supposed to do without any communications. dem4decades Aug 2023 #13
I believe that they will delay that long. republianmushroom Aug 2023 #4
The more longer the orange idiot postpones these trials, the more guilty he looks. Simple as that. SWBTATTReg Aug 2023 #5
Ah, but you're thinking like a normal, innocent person! slightlv Aug 2023 #9
Yes kabi knit Aug 2023 #6
Trump team keeps saying this is an election year.It's not. 2024 is an election year Walleye Aug 2023 #7
Yes and it is 15 months away. I don't understand why some DU'er are acting as if it in this Nov. emulatorloo Aug 2023 #17
Every TV news segment is dominated by polls,it's ridiculous Walleye Aug 2023 #18
+++++ Yeah it is just crazy. I'll start looking at polls around Labor Day 2024. emulatorloo Aug 2023 #20
Exactly. The only poll that counts of course is November 2024 Walleye Aug 2023 #21
probably enough of them, in my opinion anarch Aug 2023 #10
Yes, they will be delayed until after the election. Mr.Bill Aug 2023 #11
Yes Dave says Aug 2023 #12
The election is 15 months away. Plenty of time for a trial or two. emulatorloo Aug 2023 #16
No. emulatorloo Aug 2023 #14
probably the only one that would be newdayneeded Aug 2023 #15
He wasn't indicted for inciting the riot Walleye Aug 2023 #19
Point taken, newdayneeded Aug 2023 #22
Absolutely, I can't imagine the judges on the higher courts have much respect for her either Walleye Aug 2023 #23

Beastly Boy

(9,919 posts)
2. Maybe some trials, for some time.
Tue Aug 8, 2023, 12:42 PM
Aug 2023

But frankly, the coverage of these trials, the time they stay in the news, is likely to affect the outcome of elections more than the verdict itself.

And I sincerely hope that the trials do not end too soon. Voters have short memories. Any trial, and more importantly media coverage of the trial, that ends two months before the election or sooner, no matter what the outcome, will surely play in Trumps favor. Because people forget very quickly.

dem4decades

(11,372 posts)
13. I'm sure she knows what she's supposed to do without any communications.
Tue Aug 8, 2023, 01:52 PM
Aug 2023

She wasn't appointed for her knowledge of the law.

SWBTATTReg

(22,551 posts)
5. The more longer the orange idiot postpones these trials, the more guilty he looks. Simple as that.
Tue Aug 8, 2023, 12:51 PM
Aug 2023

If one were innocent, then why not prove it?

Walleye

(31,477 posts)
21. Exactly. The only poll that counts of course is November 2024
Tue Aug 8, 2023, 02:21 PM
Aug 2023

So many people in America, it seems, would rather believe the polls than actual people voting at election time. I am just tired of the term front-runner, nobody’s a front runner yet. There has been no voting

anarch

(6,536 posts)
10. probably enough of them, in my opinion
Tue Aug 8, 2023, 01:49 PM
Aug 2023

enough to allow the absurdity of him being on the ballot come election time

Mr.Bill

(24,438 posts)
11. Yes, they will be delayed until after the election.
Tue Aug 8, 2023, 01:51 PM
Aug 2023

Except for the Georgia one, I'm not sure about that.

newdayneeded

(1,976 posts)
15. probably the only one that would be
Tue Aug 8, 2023, 02:03 PM
Aug 2023

speedy is the J6 trial, to me, that's the least winnable. the lawyers can spin everything from him genuinely not knowing, to being manipulated by his staff, to drilling non stop parts of his j6 speech where he said "go peacefully to the capital".

The rest of the speech was mob attack orders, but he did say the above line. That's why I think this case will be the toughest to win. Fortunately this case has a legit judge on it. If it was slimebag Cannon it would be thrown out within a day.

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