Luttig on Trump’s Immunity Case: I Don’t Believe that This Trial Will Be Held Before the Election

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
CAPEHART: “You know, as you know judge luttig, the Justice Department’s so-called 60-day rule against bring new charges in the run up to an election doesn’t apply, if there is already an indictment. Could trying a presidential nominee this fall still raise issues for the special counsel?”

LUTTIG: “Well, it would raise tactical and strategic questions, Jonathan. But let’s go back for a moment on the time table. I think it’s an likely that the Supreme Court will decide this case before the end of its term, which is around July 1st. Judge Chutkan has already said that there must be at least 88 days, let’s call it three months, before trial can begin. By my calculation, that would make the trial date beginning in the first week of October, one month before the presidential election. And of course, that’s assuming that there are no additional delays beyond those that have already been had, which also is unlikely. That’s why I don’t believe that this trial will be had before the election. Of course, it’s possible that the trial could begin in September or October. But if it did, that means that the trial would straddle the election in November, which is not an ideal circumstance for either the courts or the prosecutors, much less for the country.”