A trial date has been set for the federal 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Judge Tanya Chutkan said jury selection will begin on 4 March 2024, the day before the Super Tuesday primaries.
Meanwhile, Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis laid out her election subversion case against Mr Trump and 18 associates in court for the first time today.
Fulton County’s district attorney was in court in Atlanta to deal with the request by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that his case be moved to federal court, with a judge set to hear arguments for and against.
It will be the first time in any of Mr Trump’s four criminal cases that major arguments have been made in front of a judge.
Mr Trump was booked and released from Fulton County Jail last week after surrendering to authorities on 13 charges related to his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
His booking photo represents the first and only time a current or former president has been forced to undergo a mugshot. The arraignment has been set for next week.