The Supreme Court has directed former President Donald Trump’s legal team to respond to a request from special counsel Jack Smith regarding his 2020 election case by next week.
Smith, in a filing on Monday, urged the justices to consider Trump’s plea for dismissing the case based on presidential immunity before the appeals court issues a decision.
The Supreme Court, in response to Smith’s request to expedite the consideration of his petition, has set a deadline of December 20 for Trump’s attorneys to submit their response.
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Earlier this month, District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected Trump’s attempt to dismiss the case citing presidential immunity. Trump subsequently appealed this decision to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last week. Smith, acknowledging the unusual nature of his request to involve the Supreme Court before a lower court ruling, argued that the case is exceptional and urged the Court to grant certiorari, proposing a swift briefing schedule for a prompt resolution.
Judge Chutkan had emphasized on December 1 that former presidents do not enjoy special immunity from federal criminal liability. She stated that, regardless of any immunities a sitting President may have, there is only one Chief Executive at a time, and this position does not grant a lifelong “get-out-of-jail-free” privilege.
In response to these legal developments, a spokesperson for Trump’s campaign criticized the rush to trial, alleging that it is a ploy to harm Trump and his supporters. The spokesperson accused special counsel Jack Smith of being obsessed with interfering in the 2024 Presidential Election and attempting to prevent Trump from reclaiming the Oval Office. The spokesperson characterized Smith’s actions as a “Hail Mary” move, bypassing the appellate process by hastening to the Supreme Court.
