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Going to be ready. do you think that date is appropriate though? this is a very significant and a very sprawling case. >> im from the rocket docket where things move a lack -- to the march 4th date does not alarm me. i will say this in favor for donald trump, there is a ton of discovery, a ton, and i respect judge chutkan trying to set a deadline for march 4th for the trial. however, i predict youre going to have motions in january and february that are going to push that trial dates back just a...

Super tuesday, obviously a little later but not a lot later than jack smith was hoping for, and much, much earlier than trumps defense team had requested. what do you make of the march 4th choice? >> makes a lot of sense to me, willie. plenty of time for the defense to prepare its case, to do what they have to do. you know, sometimes where you stand depends on where you sit. i spent a lot of time as a federal prosecutor in the eastern district of virginia, so-called rocket docket. cases moved ex...

Thats what attorneys say, thats what judges say. its interesting, though, to read judge mcafees order because it seems to contemplate nobody else is going to be tried to chesebro. its very clear at this time this omapplies to chesebro. these deadlines only apply to that defendant. i would entertain motions to sever or if hes not putting everyone else on this rocket docket right now, but that was notable for me in that order. >> harry litman, do you see any incentive for any other defendant in th...

Case be severed from cheseboro and any defendant asking for a speedy trial. the judge advised that, at this time, he would only expedite the trial date for cheseboro. dave aronberg, how do you see this, the timing of all these trials unfolding? obviously, trumps only real ability to run from the law, at least in the state of georgia, is to delay. >> good morning, mika. i think the case in d.c., in front of judge chutkan, is going to go first. she seems to want to go on the rocket docket. the ric...

With civil and criminal litigation, knows if you come in and say, oh, theres a lot of discovery. yes, they want to know that you have time. but to pretend like its hard copy paper that goes to the washington monument? its not a serious argument for the court. it reminds me of judge saying two defense lawyer in the mueller investigation, i know that that brief is for an audience, its not for this audience. they were very strong argument. obviously, the judge on the 28th, has a really important de...

Two defense lawyer in the mueller investigation, i know that that brief is for an audience, but its not for this audience. they were very strong argument. obviously, the judge on the 28th, has a really important decision. and the defendant is entitled to enough time to prepare an adequate defense. one other quick point, in the eastern district of virginia, the so-called rocket docket, it is commonplace to have trials in three, four, five months after indictment. that has never been challenged. i...

Facts in the indictment, i am not sure a jury will quick the president on conspiracy charges. i look at that differently. thats my honest assessment of the cases as i see it. >> i can appreciate the idea of not wanting to try this case in the court of public opinion. you know the merit of having this adjudicated before the jury, having the parameters of a judge set the actual pace, the tone, the evidentiary burdens, all these things, and yet we know that the former president is attempting to, in...

You know, shes just not had much trial experience. but in this case, it seems all the mistakes are breaking trumps way, at least in the documents case, which, again, why we are saying this, this explains, in part, i think, why jack smith kept his indictment so tight of donald trump. because hes in a rocket docket, and that thing is actually going to move. >> yeah, any 50/50 ball in this case is going to trump from judge cancannon. shes been deferential to his teams arguments, and that does seem ...

Running, its because they have an a active investigation. does that mean conclusively that anyone else would be charged? no. does it mean they can bring additional charges including against those who have been listed an unindicted coconspirators. yes. the grand jurys not running an investigation for fun, because theyre bored. theyre doing it because they believe there are other federal crimes that have been committed and now they have to make a determination about whether or not to charge someon...

Was when the trial date is coming and what we were expecting on august 28th at 10:00 when they are back here. >> this appears to be a rocket docket. theyve given the government seven days to report back to her with when they could be going to trial and how long that trial will take. defense attorneys have another week to do the same. it suggests that she is really trying to move this along quickly. it is impossible to say at this point if it will go to trial before the election. there is more th...