Poor Alvin Bragg.
When he indicted Trump, he thought he was going to be first in line.
It now appears that the federal cases have pushed Alvin Bragg to the back.
Wait Your Turn
The January 6 case jumped the line, with Judge Chutkan scheduling the start of the trial on March 4.
This was a strategic date because Super Tuesday is the next day.
I would bet a stack that she wanted to make sure that Trump was tied up for the meat of the primary race.
The problem for Bragg is that his trial is three weeks later, and there is no way that the January 6 case would be completed in three weeks.
Apparently, the judge assigned to Bragg’s case feels the same way.
They were scheduled for a trial conference this week, but that was delayed until February.
The judge told Bragg, “In light of the many recent developments involving Mr. Trump and his rapidly evolving trial schedule, I do not believe it would be fruitful for us to conference this case on September 15 to discuss scheduling.”
At this point, that case may not come to fruition until well after the election.
Then, of course, the question becomes if we can have a sitting president on trial while he is serving in office.
That is something else that may have to be litigated in court, and I would bet just about anything if there is a shot that Trump can win such a case, he will file a suit.
Then it is just a matter of how much longer Trump can sustain these massive legal bills.
Keep in mind, he has already paid out more than $50 million from campaign funds, and he has not even gone to trial yet.
Right now, he is piling up hundreds of legal hours every week as his legal teams prepare for these upcoming trials.
Then there are the trials and appeals, which will take up even more manpower.
If he does not have the campaign cash to cover these bills, he will start to dip into his personal funds, something he is trying to avoid at all costs.
Source: NBC News