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August 18, 2023

Trump Asks to Push Jan. 6 Trial to 2026, Cancels Plans for Presser "Exonerating" Him from GA Indictment
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Donald Trump's legal team has asked to push back his January 6 trial to
April 2026, citing the "overwhelming" amount of evidence they'll need to
sort through. The Justice Department has requested the trial start the
first week of January 2024. Trump remains the front-runner for the
Republican presidential nomination as he faces four indictments.

In Georgia, officials are investigating after Trump supporters
threatened and doxed grand jurors who voted to indict Trump over his
efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat. Meanwhile, Trump has canceled a
planned press conference Monday, where he claimed he would present
evidence exonerating him from the charges.


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