Garland said he agrees with special counsel Jack Smith’s assertion that the “public interest requires a speedy trial” in the 2020 election currently set for trial in March in Washington, DC.
“The matter is now in the hands of the trial judge to determine when a trial will take place,” Garland said during the interview taped Thursday.
And it’s is now in the hands of the judicial system, not in our hands,” Garland said.
It’s unclear if that case – or the three other criminal cases pending against the former president and GOP presidential front-runner – will go to trial before the 2024 election.
Garland also defended his use of special counsels to lead several investigations into Trump, President Joe Biden, and Biden’s son, Hunter, arguing that regulations keep investigators independent.
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