Former US President Donald Trump has been dealing with a growing list of legal battles.
The 77-year-old has already been charged with two other cases earlier this year — for illegally retaining classified documents in Miami and allegedly paying hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election in New York.
More recently, the latest indictment sees Trump facing four charges, accusing him of conspiracy to defraud the US government, tampering with a witness, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens.
The 45-page indictment, brought by special counsel Jack Smith, alleged in stark detail that Trump knowingly spread false allegations about fraud, convened false slates of electors, and attempted to block the certification of the election on January 6.
However, Trump has pleaded not guilty to these charges.
“The lawlessness of these persecutions of President Trump and his supporters is reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, the former Soviet Union, and other authoritarian, dictatorial regimes,” said the campaign.
It added: “These un-American witch hunts will fail.”
But when will the trial take place? Here is everything we know.
When is Trump’s trial?
The next step of the legal proceedings will see a trial being held so that the judge can hear arguments from both sides.
The federal prosecutors have asked the judge who is overseeing the case to schedule the trial to begin in January 2024.
In an eight-page filing, prosecutors from the office of the special counsel Jack Smith have used significant public interest as the reason why the trial should be speedy.
The filing submitted to the US district court judge Tanya Chutkan said: “A January 2 trial date would vindicate the public’s strong interest in a speedy trial.”
The prosecutors added: “It is difficult to imagine a public interest stronger than the one in this case in which the defendant — the former president of the United States — is charged with three criminal conspiracies.”
The draft schedule proposed by the government would see evidence turned over to Trump through discovery completed by the end of August and jury selection at the start of December.
However, Trump wasn’t pleased with the timeline suggested. On his Truth Social platform, the former POTUS said: “Only an out of touch lunatic would ask for such a date, ONE DAY into the New Year, and maximum Election Interference with IOWA!”
As of now, a trial start date hasn’t been formally set.
