Merrick Garland Wants To See ‘Speedy Trials’ For Donald Trump
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The attorney general said it concerns him that a huge number of Republican voters think the cases are politically motivated.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said he agrees with special counsel Jack Smith’s assertion that the judicial system should provide “speedy trials” for former President Donald Trump — who appears to be attempting to delay them as long as possible.
“The special prosecutor has said from the beginning that he thinks public interest requires a speedy trial, which I agree with,” Garland said in an interview with CNN released Friday.
Trump’s election interference case is currently scheduled to go to trial in March, followed in May by his classified documents case, but both dates are uncertain. Smith said in a court filing that Trump is filing motions with the goal of delaying his trials “at any cost.”
Trump’s legal maneuvering also stands to push his trials uncomfortably close to Election Day, when Trump is widely expected to face off against President Joe Biden. The Justice Department has a policy of avoiding elections as a time for prosecuting elected officials to avoid appearing politically biased.
Garland stressed that Smith’s cases against Trump were brought last year.
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