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Smith Taps Brakes on Trump Prosecution

Judge agrees to postpone deadlines, a sign the election case will be halted

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith suggested for the first time to a court that his election interference case against Donald Trump will come to an end. "The defendant is expected to be certified as President-elect on January 6, 2025, and inaugurated on January 20, 2025," the filing Friday says....

Report: Smith Is Looking at Winding Down Trump Cases

Justice Department officials believe there's no chance of holding trials before Trump takes office

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department protocol that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, the AP reports, citing "a person familiar with the matter" who spoke on condition...

Trump: If I Win, Jack Smith Will Be Fired in 2 Seconds

Special counsel 'is a scoundrel,' Trump says

(Newser) - If Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, Jack Smith could be out of a job by Jan. 21. In an interview Thursday morning, Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that he would fire the "crooked" special counsel "within two seconds" on his first...

Musk's Jack Smith Case Ends at Supreme Court

Justices won't take up appeal over order for Trump's Twitter data

(Newser) - The Supreme Court will not be hearing an appeal by Elon Musk's X Corp. concerning special counsel Jack Smith's search warrant for data on Donald Trump's Twitter account. In declining to take up the case, the court noted no dissents and made no comments about it, CNN...

Prosecutors: Trump Committed 'Crimes to Try to Stay in Office'

Filing provides rationale for prosecuting despite Supreme Court's immunity ruling

(Newser) - A federal judge unsealed a filing by special counsel Jack Smith and his staff on Wednesday that includes evidence supporting the most sweeping account yet of their case against Donald Trump's "increasingly desperate" efforts to stay in office despite losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. US...

Smith Files New Trump Indictment
Smith Files New
Trump Indictment
Aug 27, 2024 5:17 PM CDT

Smith Files New Trump Indictment

Slimmed-down election interference indictment reflects SCOTUS immunity ruling

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith is having a busy week. On Tuesday, the day after he filed a brief asking an appeals court to revive the classified documents case against Donald Trump, Smith filed a superseding indictment in his other case against the former president, CNN reports. All four charges in...

Smith Asks Court to Reverse Ruling in Trump Docs Case

He says Cannon's ruling last month went against decades of precedent

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal appeals court to reverse Judge Aileen Cannon's decision last month to dismiss the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against Donald Trump. In a brief filed Monday—a day before the deadline—Smith argued that Cannon ignored decades of precedent when she threw...

Garland: Do I Look Like I'd Make a Mistake About the Law?

Attorney general addresses the ruling regarding his special counsel appointment

(Newser) - Merrick Garland sat down with NBC News for a wide-ranging interview that aired Tuesday, during which the attorney general called the shooting at a Donald Trump rally a "horrific attack" that should never have been allowed to happen. He also said that despite the FBI having not yet determined...

Smith Files Notice to Appeal Trump Documents Ruling

Aileen Cannon threw out the indictment on Monday

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith made his decision to appeal the dismissal of the classified documents case against Donald Trump official on Wednesday, filing notice with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. US District Judge Aileen Cannon threw out the indictment against Trump and two co-defendants on Monday in...

Judge Dismisses Documents Case Against Trump
Judge Dismisses Documents
Case Against Trump
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Jul 15, 2024 5:38 PM CDT

Judge Dismisses Documents Case Against Trump

Special counsel promises appeal after Aileen Cannon gives former president a huge victory

(Newser) - Donald Trump has just scored another huge legal victory. A federal judge on Monday dismissed the case against him that he illegally kept classified documents upon leaving the White House, reports Politico . In what the New York Times describes as a "stunning" decision, Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that special...

Separate Thomas Opinion Has Big Implications

Justice questions authority of Jack Smith, who also is handling classified documents case

(Newser) - Clarence Thomas joined the Supreme Court's bombshell majority opinion on Monday in favor of Donald Trump on the question of presidential immunity . The opinion focused on allegations that Trump illegally tried to undo the results of the 2020 election, but Thomas wrote a separate concurring opinion that could help...

Judge Rejects Jack Smith's Request for Trump Gag Order

This one is out of the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case

(Newser) - The judge in Donald Trump's classified documents case has rejected a request from special counsel Jack Smith for a gag order on the former president. Smith's team argued that Trump was putting law enforcement agents in danger by falsely suggesting that agents executing a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago...

Trump's Immunity Case Gets Underway Today

In one scenario, he could be handed 'a get-out-of-jail-free card'

(Newser) - Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments Thursday about whether former presidents are immune from criminal prosecution in a case that "could affect both Donald Trump's legal and political fates," per the BBC . Trump's lawyers claim a 1982 court decision that decided presidents are immune from...

Jack Smith Fires Off Warning to Judge in Trump Docs Case

Special counsel hits at 'fundamentally flawed' jury instructions, threatens oversight

(Newser) - After toying with the idea that the classified documents allegedly taken and concealed by President Trump might've been his personal records, US District Judge Aileen Cannon has received an unusual "direct challenge" from special counsel Jack Smith, the Washington Post reports. Indeed, in Tuesday's filing , Smith makes...

Smith Urges Justices to Reject Trump's Attempt to Delay Trial

Special counsel argues against Supreme Court taking up immunity claim

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to reject Donald Trump's emergency appeal to delay his election interference trial—emphasizing the importance of a speedy trial by beating his deadline to respond to the former president by six days. Smith referenced the November election in his...

Special Counsel, Judge in Trump Cases Were Swatted: Sources

Cops were reportedly sent to DC-area homes of both Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan in recent weeks

(Newser) - According to an attorney for Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing two federal cases involving former President Trump has been subjected to "threats" and "intimidating communications" ever since he brought indictments against Trump. Now, Smith and his family have become the victims of a swatting incident, in which...

Trump Claim Is a Threat to Democracy, Smith Tells Court

Special counsel's office files brief on former president's immunity argument

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith's office asked an appeals court on Saturday to deny Donald Trump's argument that the former president is immune from criminal charges in his election interference case, saying that such a protection would "threaten to undermine democracy." Federal prosecutors filed their brief with...

Trump Lawyers: Case Will 'Plague' Nation for Decades

They file appeal in election interference case, saying he acted within power as president

(Newser) - Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about "alleged fraud and irregularity" in the 2020 election, his lawyers told a federal appeals court in arguing that he is immune from prosecution. The attorneys also asserted in a filing late Saturday night that the...

Supreme Court Will Take on Abortion Pill, Trump Cases

Court could set limits on mifepristone, undo Capitol riot charges against hundreds, including Trump

(Newser) - The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, in what the AP reports is its first abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Also Wednesday, the court agreed to...

Trump Phone Data Could Be Used at Trial

Jack Smith reveals plans to do so at election interference trial

(Newser) - Former President Trump's cellphone data could be used at his federal trial on charges of election interference. Jack Smith, the special counsel in the case, said in a court filing Monday that he plans to call an expert witness who "extracted and processed data" from Trump's White...

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