Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agoTrump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunityapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down17
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minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 months agoThere’s a scenario there where Trump becomes President and then a state declares him guilty. What happens when they try to make him serve his sentence? This is not a question we should ever need to answer, but we’re staring at the possibility.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoThe trial would have to either be postponed until after the election or last that long. I don’t think either is especially likely.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-29 months agoIt’s currently proposed to start on Aug 5. DA Fani Willis does not expect it to conclude until the winter, and possibly into 2025. So yes, this is a real possibility.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 months agoI had not heard that. Not good news.
There’s a scenario there where Trump becomes President and then a state declares him guilty. What happens when they try to make him serve his sentence?
This is not a question we should ever need to answer, but we’re staring at the possibility.
The trial would have to either be postponed until after the election or last that long. I don’t think either is especially likely.
It’s currently proposed to start on Aug 5. DA Fani Willis does not expect it to conclude until the winter, and possibly into 2025. So yes, this is a real possibility.
I had not heard that. Not good news.