Twelve prominent judges and attorneys including a man Donald Trump once considered for a Supreme Court seat have filed an amicus brief with the DC District Court calling for Trump’s trial for attempting to overturn the 2020 election to commence with all due speed.
A witness before the House January 6th select committee, Judge Michael Luttig joined other prominent legal personalities including White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter and George W. Bush’s torture misprisioner Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez in calling for an expedited trial, saying the facts of the case are clearly and plainly laid out, which should significantly reduce pre-trial delays.
“Accordingly, … a speedy trial on the schedule proposed by the United States government appears both practicable and to satisfy the former president’s constitutional and statutory right to a speedy trial,” the filing states. “The former president is entitled to this speedy trial as a matter of law. He is not entitled to an unjust delay in his trial to serve his purely personal and political interests in the delay of his trial. Such a delay would offend the constitutional and statutory right afforded the former president and frustrate the public interest afforded the American people under the Constitution and laws of the United States.”