Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday weighed in on the election subversion case against Donald Trump, urging a “speedy trial” for the former president as the 2024 election heats up. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Garland echoed Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith’s call for a speedy trial, noting “the cases were brought” in 2023. Last August, Smith unveiled a federal grand jury indictment against Trump, alleging the former president conspired to defraud the United States when he and six co-conspirators plotted to overturn the results of 2020 presidential election. Tru…
