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By Jacqueline Thomsen

(Reuters) -Lawyers for Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge in
Washington to schedule an April 2026 trial for the former president, on federal
charges that he allegedly sought to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat
Joe Biden.

That requested date would place the trial after the November 2024 U.S. election,
in which Trump is the front-runner for the Republican nomination.




"The public interest lies in justice and fair trial, not a rush to judgment,"
Trump's attorneys wrote on Thursday.

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, whose office is prosecuting the federal 2020
election case against Trump, last Thursday asked U.S. District Judge Tanya
Chutkan to schedule a trial to start on Jan. 2, 2024. That date is two weeks
before the first votes are cast in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.




A spokesperson for Smith on Thursday declined to comment beyond that earlier
court filing.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward, Dan Whitcomb and Jacqueline ThomsenEditing by Don
Durfee and Deepa Babington)






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The Walt Disney Company filed a counterclaim Thursday against the board
appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to take control of Walt Disney
World's special tax district, per court filings.

The big picture: The move comes amid a yearslong feud between Disney and
DeSantis, which ignited after the company publicly opposed the controversial
dubbed "Dont Say Gay" law, championed by the governor.


 * DeSantis has cited his fight with Disney while campaigning for the Republican
   presidential nomination. However, he suggested in a CNBC interview on Monday
   that he wants the ongoing legal battle to end, saying he had "basically moved
   on."
 * Disney seems to have other ideas.

Driving the news: Disney filed counterclaims this week against a lawsuit filed
in May by the Desantis-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
board, which was itself a countersuit.

 * The entertainment giant alleges breach of contract and the violation of the
   free speech clause of Florida's constitution.
 * Disney is seeking damages over the alleged breach as well as injunctive
   relief.
 * Representatives for Disney, DeSantis and the board did not immediately return
   Axios' request for comment.

Catch up quick: DeSantis revoked the company's 25,000-acre special tax district,
known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District around Walt Disney World in
Orlando, and created a board packed with DeSantis allies to oversee the
district.

 * Disney filed a lawsuit against DeSantis and the board in April, alleging the
   state's actions toward the company amount to a "targeted campaign" of
   government retaliation."
 * The DeSantis-appointed board filed its own lawsuit against Disney earlier in
   May.

Of note: Disney in May canceled plans for a new, nearly $1 billion employee
campus in Orlando.

 * The company said at the time that the cancellation was the result of
   "changing business conditions."

Go deeper: Disney leans into values amid Florida feud with DeSantis

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