Attorney General Merrick Garland Says a Speedy Trump Trial Is in the Public Interest

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland gave a recent interview to CNN, arguing that the cases against former President Donald Trump would better serve the public if they went to trial in the current term. He had appointed special counsel Jack Smith, who is now prosecuting two separate criminal cases against President Trump. Both cases were brought last year, after President Trump was well into his campaign, and Mr. Garland declined to comment on the timing of those cases. “The prosecutions that you’re talking about were brought last year, and the special prosecutor has said from the beginning that he thinks public interest requires a speedy trial, which I agree with, I do,” Mr. Garland said. “And the matter is now in the hands of a trial judge to determine when the trials will take place.”...