Judge Sets Schedule in Trump Federal Election Case, Allows DOJ to File Evidence Before Election

On the issue of how to schedule the case ahead of the trial, Chutkan ended up largely siding with special counsel Jack Smith’s positions.

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Fox News Town Hall with Sean Hannity at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sept. 04, 2024 Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued an order on Sept. 5 outlining a series of deadlines for former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case.

Her order allows special counsel Jack Smith to release evidence in the case before the November election and seemed to favor Smith’s approach of concurrently addressing various issues rather than a more incremental approach advanced by Trump’s attorneys.