Retired California Superior Court judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell criticized former President Donald Trump's attorneys for making a "stunningly stupid" argument in a court filing, attempting to delay Trump's criminal trial over the Jan. 6 insurrection until 2026. Cordell deemed it inappropriate for the lawyers to reference the landmark 1932 Supreme Court decision Powell v. Alabama, as the cases were dissimilar and it alienated Judge Tanya Chutkan, who set a trial date for March 4, 2023, stating that it does not delay the case like the mob's actions.
A retired judge criticized Donald Trump's legal team for comparing their desire to delay the start of his federal election conspiracy trial to the historic Powell v. Alabama case, calling it "stunningly stupid" and absurd. The judge emphasized that Trump's team had experienced lawyers and investigators, and their comparison was a surefire way to alienate the judge, who is a female and Black.
A retired California Superior Court judge criticized former President Donald Trump's lawyers for making a "stunningly stupid" argument in a court filing, attempting to delay Trump's criminal trial over the Jan. 6 insurrection until 2026. The lawyers referenced the landmark 1932 Supreme Court decision Powell v. Alabama, which the judge deemed inappropriate and absurd due to the lack of similarity between the cases. The judge set a trial date for March 4, 2023, stating that Trump's case is "profoundly different" and does not warrant further delay.
