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- A federal judge set Trump's election interference trial in Washington, DC, for March 4, 2024.
- Prosecutors want a trial quickly because Trump's social media attacks could influence the jury pool.
- The case, brought by the Justice Department, is set to be the first of Trump's four criminal trials.
Prosecutors who brought criminal charges against former President Donald Trump are using his social media posts against him, arguing his attacks on the cases mean they should go to trial as quickly as possible.
Molly Gaston, an Assistant US Attorney working for Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith, raised the argument at a hearing Monday morning before US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, DC, federal court.