Trump vows to appeal March trial date for Jan. 6 indictment

Former President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to appeal the trial date for special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 indictment after a judge set the court proceedings for March of next year.

D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee, set the trial date for March 4 in a Monday decision. Trump's team had sought an April 2026 trial date.

"Deranged Jack Smith & his team of Thugs, who were caught going to the White House just prior to Indicting the 45th President of the United States (an absolute No No!), have been working on this Witch Hunt for almost 3 years, but decided to bring it smack in the middle of Crooked Joe Biden’s Political Opponent’s campaign against him," Trump posted on Truth Social. "Election Interference! Today a biased, Trump Hating Judge gave me only a two month extension, just what our corrupt government wanted, SUPER TUESDAY. I will APPEAL!"

"My primary concern here, as it is, in every case, is the interest of justice and that I've balanced the defendant's right to adequately prepare," Chutkan said in her order.

Trump is facing three other indictments, including one from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg slated for a March 25 trial date. Smith's second case against Trump related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents is slated for a May 20 trial while his remaining case in Georgia has not been scheduled.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.