Trump’s DC trial set for day before Super Tuesday

Former President Trump’s trial in Washington over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results is set to begin one day before Super Tuesday, when voters will head to the polls in more than a dozen states in the Republican presidential primary.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan set Trump’s D.C. trial for March 4 after special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked for a Jan. 2 trial date. Trump’s team suggested a trial date in April 2026.

Super Tuesday will take place March 5, when hundreds of delegates will be up for grabs in the Republican presidential nominating contest. 

Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia will hold their primaries that day. American Samoa will hold its caucus, as well.