Where will Trump go on trial first? How federal and state prosecutors and judges work out conflicts

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Darryl K. Brown, University of Virginia

(THE CONVERSATION) If a person is charged by federal and state prosecutors – or prosecutors in different states – at the same time, which case goes first?

A federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 associates on Aug. 14, 2023, on a collective 41 felony counts, including racketeering and forgery. The charges are linked to Trump’s alleged criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results.

The latest, sweeping state charges come on top of other mounting legal trouble Trump is facing at the state and federal levels.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg first charged Trump in April 2023 with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

Then, in June 2023, the Justice Department indicted Trump on multiple criminal charges related to withholding classified government documents. One month later, the Justice Department indicted Trump again...