In Georgia, a judge is ordering Trump and 18 other co-defendants to appear for arraignment next week.
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00:00 This morning, a trial date set.
00:02 Special counsel Jack Smith in the Washington DC
00:06 federal courtroom as judge Tanya Chukin
00:08 scheduled March 4th, 2024 for Smith's 2020
00:12 election interference case against
00:14 former president Donald Trump to begin.
00:17 That date is just one day before Super Tuesday
00:20 when several states hold presidential primary elections.
00:24 Trump's lawyer sought a more than two year delay
00:27 to April 2026.
00:29 Trump blasting the judge's decision,
00:32 calling her a biased Trump-hating judge on social media.
00:36 Prosecutors pointing to Trump's behavior
00:38 on a near daily basis, including his social media,
00:41 as grounds for a speedy trial,
00:44 saying he has publicly disparaged witnesses,
00:47 he has attacked the integrity of the courts,
00:50 the citizens of the District of Columbia
00:52 who make up our jury pool,
00:54 and this potentially prejudices the jury pool.
00:57 Judge Chukin appearing to agree,
00:59 saying there is a societal interest to a speedy trial.
01:03 In Georgia, former Trump White House chief of staff
01:06 Mark Meadows in Fulton County Court.
01:09 How are you feeling today, Mr. Meadows?
01:10 Meadows, who wants his case moved to federal court
01:13 in hopes of finding a more sympathetic jury,
01:16 testified for more than three hours.
01:19 And no ruling yet in the Meadows case,
01:22 potentially leaving him to appear,
01:24 along with Trump and 17 other co-defendants,
01:27 on the Georgia court ordered arraignment date
01:30 of September 6th.
01:32 Justin Finch, ABC News, Washington.