Prosecutors Have Another Foe in Cases Against Trump: Time
- New York charges won’t prevent prosecutions elsewhere
- Multiple cases could give Trump grounds to seek delays
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Nothing prevents the Justice Department or the Atlanta-based district attorney from charging Donald Trump if he’s indicted in Manhattan. But a bottleneck would make it harder for each case to be tried before the 2024 election cycle is in full swing.
If cases stack up against the former president, judges and lawyers will have to navigate overlapping court timelines along with the escalating demands of Trump’s reelection campaign.