Prospects Dwindling of Trump Trials Starting Before Election: Experts

Developments in the Georgia appeals process and Florida documents case have made delays even more likely.

(Left) Special Counsel Jack Smith in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. (Right) Former President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2022. Saul Loeb/Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images

Prosecutors were able to secure a guilty verdict against former President Donald Trump in New York but it’s unclear how successful the other three criminal cases against President Trump will be.

As they’ve proceeded in pre-trial stages, delays have continued to mount and the prospects of starting before the election have become small to nonexistent.