Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a pretrial schedule Thursday that guarantees no trial will take place in former President Donald Trumpâs January 6th case before the election.
Chutkanâs order followed one of prosecutorsâ major recommendations for the schedule, allowing the government to file the first brief on the presidential immunity issue despite objections raised by Trumpâs defense attorneys. The last deadline included in her order is set for November 7th, days after the 2024 election.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys came before Chutkan Thursday morning for the first hearing since the Supreme Courtâs July ruling on presidential immunity, where it found former presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts taken in office. Chutkan acknowledged during the hearing that any ruling she hands down on the issue would be appealed, but still emphasized the need to move the case forward.
âThere needs to be some forward motion in this case, regardless of when an election is scheduled,â Chutkan said.
In her order, Chutkan instructed the government to file its first brief on presidential immunity by September 26th. Trumpâs defense team is set to file their response by October 17th, with the governmentâs reply brief due October 29th.
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Chutkan wrote that the court would determine whether further proceedings are necessary after all the briefs are filed.
Chutkan also set the deadline for defendants to file their motion to dismiss the indictment based on Smithâs unlawful appointment for October 24th. The governmentâs opposition brief is set for October 31st, and the defenseâs reply brief is due November 7th.
The earliest deadline requiring the government to âcomplete all mandatory evidentiary disclosuresâ is set for September 10th.
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