Washington [US], August 30: It is still too early to guess the winner on the race to the White House in 2024, but surely former President Donald Trump will be the most noticeable figure when running and going to court.
US federal judge Tanya Chutkan on August 28 officially set March 4, 2024 as the date of Mr Trump's trial on charges of conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Washington DC. thwarting Trump's bid to once again become the Republican nominee for president in 2024.
The moment of death
The opening date of the trial in Washington DC is notable because it took place one day before "super Tuesday" March 5, 2024, when more than 12 US states, including Texas and California, held primaries to choose. Republican candidate to run for president. According to polling aggregator RealClearPolitics, Trump is still the leading candidate in the Republican race with about 53% of respondents choosing him, far away from his closest opponent, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (13 (13). %).
Speaking about his decision, Judge Chutkan affirmed that the choice of trial date does not depend on the defendant's professional obligations. Therefore, Mr. Trump must arrange himself to appear in court on the right date, according to AFP yesterday, citing the female judge. Ms. Chutkan is not the only one who wants to open Trump's trial on March 4, 2024. Prosecutor Fani Willis, who is in charge of prosecuting Mr. Trump and 18 other defendants with similar indictments in Georgia, also suggested opening the trial on this date.
Mr. Trump reacted angrily when he learned he had to appear in court on March 4, 2024. "I will appeal," he announced on his social network, Truth Social, and accused special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading investigations into Mr. vote". The former president also asserted his innocence before the charges in Washington DC court , including conspiracy to deceive the United States, obstructing the US Congress to implement the procedure to approve the election results of Mr. Joe Biden in 2020 and disenfranchise American voters by falsely claiming to have won the election.
Trump's special year
In 2024, Mr. Trump will both campaign and appear in court at the most critical stage of the primaries. On January 15, 2024, the election was started in the state of Iowa in the form of secret ballot. New Hampshire will hold primaries at the end of January. In February, it's the turn of states like Nevada to cast ballots, and South Carolina and Michigan to hold primaries.
And March will see "super Tuesday" fall on March 5, 2024, witnessing one of the most important moments of the primaries. In recent election seasons, the face of the candidate who won the Republican race is also determined around May or June, before the party's national convention takes place in the city of Milwaukee (Wisconsin). ) in July.
After the trial on March 4, 2024, Trump on March 25, 2024 is expected to continue to appear in court in New York state on charges of paying money to silence former adult film actor Stormy Daniels. By May 20, 2024, all attention was focused on Florida, where Trump's third trial took place on charges of illegally possessing classified documents after leaving the White House. The Georgia case has yet to have an official trial date.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper