‘We’re Looking at Democrat Lawfare,’ Legal Scholar Says of Trump Cases, Trial Schedule

Mike Davis calls foul after U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan schedules a criminal trial against the former president to begin day before “Super Tuesday.”

Former President Donald Trump is accompanied by members of his legal team, Susan Necheles and Joe Tacopina, as he appears in court for an arraignment on charges stemming from his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury, in New York City on April 4, 2023. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Legal scholar Mike Davis is calling foul after U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan scheduled a criminal trial against former President Donald Trump to begin the day before “Super Tuesday,” when Republican voters in more than a dozen states will choose who will lead their party in the 2024 election.

President Trump is currently facing four different criminal cases in four separate courts, including two federal cases.