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In the southern district division, judges just have a tremendous amount of latitude in how everything runs particularly on time, right? this is the real big thing a judge can do, the trial will have been kind of when the judge wants it to happen. >> judges are captains of their own ship. this is not a situation which somebody else is giving them a time and a schedule. the only thing they're subject to is the order and the decisions they have to make and they decide the calendar. so i think to elie which's is that there's scrutiny, there's also scrutiny within the courthouse, which is this is o...

Like that? i think that the answer to both those questions is no and that's why i'm running for president. -- >> do you think this will go to trial before the election? >> i do. yeah. i think it will go -- i think will go to trial this winter because i want to get to in the, weeds as a former prosecutor. but they have something -- called the rocket docket. in the southern district of florida that cares about the speedy trial act which says 70 days from the day of your initial appearance which is tomorrow, they won't do that because it's too complex a case but could i see this case going to tri...

Administration i think effectively and well and argued some legal theories to the benefit of the president. he resigned, trump claimed he fired him, he didn't, and now critical to the president and look what's happening. a lot of lawyers look at things like that and the fate of other lawyers dismissed or otherwise not still on the team and wonder whether they want to get involved in that. i'm not sure i would if i were a lawyer. >> sandra: this sound from chris christie, he made a prediction saying a rocket docket in the florida district and the former president will likely go to trial this wi...

Other people who worked alongside the donald trump acolytes who also did things that were injurious to our country and to our democracy. >> michael cohen, thanks so much for joining us. appreciate it. >> anytime, jake. after all the drama surrounding mr. trump today, we're going to take a look at the big legal challenges ahead for the former president's defense attorneys and the special counsel's team, among them should prosecutors push to fast track the trial before the 2024 election, what in florida is known as the rocket docket. more on this special edition of "the lead" just ahead.

Have to accept that this will not be over. before the presidential election, which is what, i think, many people had hoped, no matter who's side you are on, the voters would have some kind of resolution in this case before they had to make their final vote. and i don't think we're gonna get that anymore. >> i think she's actually right on that point, and it's going to be interesting because of the fact that florida has the rocket docket. i've been talking about this. it's not something that has existed in every federal jurisdiction, but doesn't florida. typically the rocket docket is a system ...