The special counsel Jack Smith told the judge she should keep the trial’s start date in March and continue making decisions as the former president appeals one of her rulings.
The former president appeared in federal court in Washington after being indicted over his efforts to overturn his defeat in 2020. His first pretrial hearing was set for Aug. 28.
A defense lawyer was late. A judge grew irked. Prosecutors were hauled out of a grand jury. It was an example of the complexities stemming from the multiple proceedings involving Donald Trump.
Agents investigating the events leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol tried to question William Russell, who served as a special assistant to the former president.