Trial date set for Trump in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election

Trump was charged in a four-count indictment with scheming to undo his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election

Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

A US judge has set a trial date of March 4 for Donald Trump in the federal case accusing him of plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The decision from US District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a request to push the trial back until April 2026, about a year and a half after the 2024 election, but also sets it later than the January date proposed by special counsel Jack Smith’s team.