The lead prosecutor for the Department of Justice has responded to Trump’s petition to delay the Mar-a-Lago trial indefinitely, saying “there is no basis in law or fact” for such a request.
Trump’s lawyers “have it exactly backward,” in terms of chiding the DOJ for seeking an “expedited” trial, the filing stated. Indeed, “a speedy trial is a foundational requirement of the Constitution and the United States Code, not a Government preference that must be justified,” the DOJ argued.
“Moreover, the conditions that Defendants argue will make it a challenge to select a jury will not appreciably change after the completion of the election,” the DOJ added. “The Government’s position is that the best way to move this case forward consistent with the Defendants’ rights and the public’s interest is to set a trial date now.”
The act “in no way purports to address the retention of national security information,” the DOJ’s filing stated. “The defendants are, of course, free to make whatever arguments they like for dismissal of the indictment, and the government will respond promptly. But they should not be permitted to gesture at a baseless legal argument, call it ‘novel,’ and then claim that the court will require an indefinite continuance in order to resolve it.
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