Trump's Trial for 'Election Overthrow Conspiracy' to Begin in March Next Year... One Day Before 'Super Tuesday'

by Kwon Haeyoung

Published 29 Aug.2023 06:53(KST)

Trump Criticizes "Biased Trump-Hating Judge" Fiercely

The trial over former U.S. President Donald Trump's alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results will begin in March next year.

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According to major U.S. media on the 28th (local time), Tania Chutkan, the judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia handling the case, set the first trial date for March 4 next year.

Coincidentally, this date is the day before the so-called "Super Tuesday," when the largest number of Republican primaries are held. On Super Tuesday, the most caucuses and primaries take place to select delegates for the party conventions that nominate presidential candidates. The Republican Party has caucuses or primaries scheduled on March 5 next year in more than 10 states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, and Texas.

Former President Trump is now faced with the challenge of managing both the trial schedule and the primary election schedule simultaneously.

On the same day, Trump called Judge Chutkan a "biased, Trump-hating judge" on the social media platform Truth Social, saying, "The judge barely allowed me a two-month delay (from the trial start date proposed by the special counsel)," and added, "This is exactly what our corrupt government wanted. I will appeal," harshly criticizing the decision.

Earlier, Trump's legal team requested that the first trial be postponed to April 2026, after the presidential election scheduled for November next year, arguing that they need time to verify the evidence presented by the prosecution. Meanwhile, the prosecution proposed January 2, 2024, which is 10 months before the election.

Meanwhile, in addition to the case to be tried in the Washington DC court, Trump must also face trial in New York on March 5 next year for the "hush money sexual encounter case," and in Florida on May 20 for the "classified documents leak and illegal possession case." He also faces trials in Georgia for cases including the "attempt to overturn election results."