CNN Smerconish June 4, 2024 19:07:00
Senior legal analyst, eli honig, a former federal prosecutor. is there any such thing as too close to the election when it comes to setting an actual trial date? >> there is such thing as too close to an election, michael. there's actually a longstanding tradition, not necessarily in writing but tradition inside the justice department called the 60-day rule and the idea is you don't bring charges or take some sort of investigative step within 60 days of an election. to show you how fluid that is, some people understand that as a 90-day rule. so it's urban legend or informal practice within doj...
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