Do federal or state prosecutors get to go first in trying Trump? A law professor untangles the conflict

But the federal charges come on top of other legal trouble Trump is facing at the state level.

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  • But the federal charges come on top of other legal trouble Trump is facing at the state level.
  • If a person is charged by federal and state prosecutors – or prosecutors in different states – at the same time, which case goes first?
  • Then, Fields pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges after the state conviction and received two life sentences for his crime from both the state and federal charges.
  • It is exceedingly unlikely that federal prosecutors would ask a court to detain Trump in jail before trial.
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