did the Trump team delay raising this issue so any replacement would not be able to get things up and running before the election?
“did the Trump team delay raising this issue so any replacement would not be able to get things up and running before the election?”
It’s actually law professors and attorneys who are not a party to the case who are pushing the issue regarding the legality of Smith’s appointment. They have filed “friend of the court” briefs setting out case law and prior court decisions arguing that Smith’s appointment is not legal. They have a legitimate argument.
Some of those briefs were filed pretty early in the case, so it is the Court that’s setting the time schedule and not Trump at all.