Increasingly, the judiciary seems to be catching on to Trump's tricks, writes JoyceWhiteVance.
put his foot down and tried the case on schedule. Similarly, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals stepped in to prevent Trump’s attempts to delay Jack Smith’s investigation following the execution of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant last year.that she lacked jurisdiction over the matter and had gotten the substance of the decision wrong. Trump delayed matters for months, but it could have been much worse if the court of appeals had not acted so promptly.
Nothing would serve the interests of justice more poorly than having a judge whose fairness toward Trump has already been seriously called into question handle this case. The standard for recusal in the 11th Circuit is squishy — judges should step aside when a reasonable person would have doubts about their impartiality. If Judge Cannon does not recuse herself, and permits Trump to engage in meritless delays of the proceedings, it would be a miscarriage of justice.
In a case like this one, there will be inevitable delays beyond the Speedy Trial Act period. For instance, since some of the evidence is classified, a process will need to be worked out for discovery and the use of evidence at trial. That’s complicated and takes time. Trump, like all defendants, is entitled to file pretrial motions, and it’s likely we’ll see a flurry of them here, including previously hinted at allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.
These motions should be promptly considered and acted upon. They should not become a vehicle to delay trial by months, even years. The charges and evidence, while voluminous — the government told the court it would need three weeks to try its case — are straightforward. Many of the issues Trump may try to litigate in advance, like those related to executive privilege, have already been under consideration by the courts.
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