Trump's Lawyers To Seek Dismissal Of Federal Election Case As Two Sides Weigh Next Steps

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Trump's Lawyers To Seek Dismissal Of Federal Election Case As Two Sides Weigh Next Steps
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The former president's team envisions the case remaining snarled in pretrial arguments well after the election in November.

The defense team foreshadowed a series of anticipated challenges that would draw out until deep into next year the criminal case charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The timetable proposed by the Trump team envisions the the case remaining snarled in pretrial arguments up until potentially fall 2025, or well after this November’s presidential election. Smith’s team did not propose specific dates but said it would be prepared to file an opening legal brief on the central issue of Trump’s immunity from prosecution “promptly at any time the Court deems appropriate.

Smith’s team responded to the ruling with a new indictment this week that removed allegations related to Trump’s dealings with the Justice Department, an area of conduct for which the court said Trump was immune from prosecution, and made other changes.

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