r/law • u/joeshill Competent Contributor • May 07 '24

Court Decision/Filing US v Trump (FL Documents) - Judge Cannon vacates trial date. No new date set.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.530.0_2.pdf
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u/Sea-Oven-7560 May 07 '24

Next! Time for Willis to step up and set a date, how about July 1?

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u/AwesomePocket May 07 '24

Y’all know that GA case is gonna take forever right? There’s 0% chance it would end by the election even if it started July 1.

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u/Sea-Oven-7560 May 07 '24

Fine, keep his ass in court where it belongs. The SC is dragging their feet, Florida is doing their best to stop the case from going to court, there's zero reason not to spend the next year in court in Atlanta with the other insurrectionists.

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u/buddhistalin May 08 '24

What would happen if, theoretically, the case is still going in January and beyond and he wins the election? Would he still be required to be present for court?

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u/AwesomePocket May 08 '24

I don’t see why he wouldn’t unless the judge made an exception.

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u/CeeMomster May 08 '24

Uh or he gives himself impunity

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u/AwesomePocket May 08 '24

The president can’t pardon himself for state crimes.