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Special counsel asks Supreme Court to immediately decide if Trump is immune from Jan. 6 prosecution
NBC News ^ | 12/11/2023 | Lawrence Hurley

Posted on 12/11/2023 12:42:08 PM PST by Kevin in California

Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to immediately step in to decide whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his actions seeking to overturn the 2020 election.

"This case presents a fundamental question at the heart of our democracy: whether a former President is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed while in office," Smith wrote in the court filing.

Smith said it was "of imperative public importance" that the high court decide the question so that Trump's trial, currently scheduled for March, can move forward as quickly as possible.

The Supreme Court decides which cases it hears, so it is not required to take up the case.

NBC News has reached out to Trump's attorneys for comment on the special counsel's filing.

Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the election interference case, denied Trump's motion to dismiss his indictment on presidential immunity and constitutional grounds, prompting Trump to appeal and ask for the case to be put on hold.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bananademocracy; bananarepublic; electioninterference; heartofourdemocracy; jacksmith; jagoffsmith; jerksmith; lawrencehurles; lawrencehurley; ourdemocracy; trumppersecution; unrepresentative
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To: alternatives?
The NY Times says Trump’s legal team is trying to delay the case. How does the NY Times know Trump’s legal team’s strategy?

Maybe because that is one of the defense strategies in most of PDJT’s previous court battles.
delay
delay
delay
61 posted on 12/11/2023 7:36:09 PM PST by Reynoldo (BurnLootMurder)
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To: Kevin in California

Jack Smith has $20 million.
I wondered where he got it and here is how he got it.
Trump will have this guy in prison.

Is Extortionist Jack Smith Being Extorted to Pursue Trump?
https://www.deepcapture.com/2023/12/extortionist-jack-smith-is-being-extorted-to-pursue-trump/


62 posted on 12/11/2023 8:12:24 PM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: C210N

Yes, this thing is about to wrap up. Long about March is my guess.


63 posted on 12/11/2023 9:02:56 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Yes, this thing is about to wrap up. Long about March is my guess.

You said that two years ago! LOL!

64 posted on 12/12/2023 6:55:07 AM PST by Fury
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To: Fury

I’m still sayin it. 😏


65 posted on 12/12/2023 9:40:53 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Fury

Have you started sending your resume out yet? I wouldn’t wait. 😉


66 posted on 12/12/2023 9:42:26 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
I’m still sayin it. 😏

I would think you would be sick of eating claim chowder. Oh well! LOL!

67 posted on 12/12/2023 9:47:36 AM PST by Fury
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