DOJ Says Trump Not Entitled to Documents Requested, Pushes for March 4 Trial Date

Special counsel Jack Smith's office filed a number of motions over the weekend, objecting to former President Donald Trump's request for a number of documents via discovery while also opposing his motion to pause court proceedings while an appeal is underway.

"The Court should maintain the March 4 trial date," one of the briefs reads, arguing that the pretrial motions schedule should continue while the case is appealed.

The defense has appealed U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissal of a motion to dismiss the case and intends to ask the appeals court to pause the schedule if Judge Chutkan does not.

Should the trial continue in the district court, President Trump's team has made it known that they intend to investigate alleged election fraud that occurred in the 2020 general elections, arguing that President Trump truly believed there was fraud to be investigated and had sounded the alarm as part of his duty—not as part of a criminal conspiracy as the indictment alleges.

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