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Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Election Interference Case
Jack Smith Delivers
a Big Win to Trump
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Nov 25, 2024 1:29 PM CST

Jack Smith Delivers a Big Win to Trump

Special counsel files motions to dismiss election interference, classified documents charges

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge in Washington, DC on Monday to dismiss the case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, per the AP . Smith and his team also moved to abandon the classified documents case against the president-elect, according to a filing in...

Report: Jack Smith Will Beat Trump to the Punch

Special counsel plans to resign before president-elect can fire him, per NYT

(Newser) - President-elect Trump won't have the opportunity to fire Jack Smith within "two seconds" of taking office because the special counsel will be exiting on his own. According to the New York Times ' sources, Smith, who pursued two federal prosecutions of Trump, plans to resign along with other...

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...

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...

Judge in Trump Case Calls Election Schedule Irrelevant

Tanya Chutkan sets pretrial deadlines but not a trial date

(Newser) - Judge Tanya Chutkan convened both sides in Donald Trump's election interference prosecution on Thursday, setting a pretrial schedule to move the case along while saying her timeline won't be affected by the defendant's presidential campaign. "This court is not concerned with the electoral schedule," she...

Trump Says He Had 'Every Right' to Interfere in Election

Critics pounce on his remark to Fox host

(Newser) - Donald Trump's remarks Sunday on the updated election interference indictment contained what sounded to some critics like a confession. The former president told Mark Levin on Fox News' Life, Liberty and Levin that he had "every right" to interfere in the 2020 election, the Hill reports. "It'...

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...

Judge Has Trump Election Case Back From Supreme Court

Chutkan has to apply immunity ruling to prosecution's case

(Newser) - The federal election interference case against Donald Trump is back with the trial judge after sitting at the Supreme Court for months. The three-judge appeals court panel returned the prosecution on Friday to US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, CBS News reports, who can now set a schedule and announce next...

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...

On Last Day of Supreme Court Term, a Ruling 'for the Ages'

SCOTUS will decide Monday on the Trump presidential immunity case

(Newser) - Monday's the day that the US Supreme Court wraps up its current term, and the cases are expected to start dropping at 10am ET, per NBC News . Likely set for last will be the blockbuster decision in the presidential immunity case, which will rule on whether Donald Trump can...

New Mugshot, '9/11 Lung Disease' Claim for Giuliani

Lawyers say he can't be forced to get a job

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's lawyers say he has "possible" lung disease related to his response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks as they argue he should not have to get a job to pay the $148 million defamation judgment against him. The former mayor of New York, who spent days at...

Georgia Court Hits the Brakes on Case Against Trump

Suspension makes trial before election even less likely

(Newser) - The Georgia Court of Appeals delayed the election interference case against Donald Trump on Wednesday, virtually guaranteeing the trial will not take place before the November presidential election. The order says the prosecution will remain on hold until a panel of three of the court's judges decides whether Fulton...

Georgia Judge Dismisses Some Charges Against Trump

6 counts, including 3 against former president, are thrown out in election tampering case

(Newser) - The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Trump, but many other counts in the indictment remain, reports the AP . Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in an order that six of the counts in the indictment must...

Timeline of DA's Relationship in Dispute at Trump Hearing
Fani Willis Takes the Stand,
Calls Allegations 'Lies'
the rundown
Feb 15, 2024 3:30 PM CST

Fani Willis Takes the Stand, Calls Allegations 'Lies'

She is fighting to stay on Trump's election-interference case in Georgia

(Newser) - Updated with new details. New York wasn't the only site of a significant court hearing related to Donald Trump on Thursday. The other was unfolding in Georgia, where Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the stand to testify about her romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the prosecutor she...

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...

Trump Files Emergency Appeal of Immunity Ruling

He asks SCOTUS to extend delay to election interference trial

(Newser) - Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. The former president's lawyers filed an emergency appeal with the court on Monday, just four days after...

Trump Dealt Big Loss Over Immunity Claim

Federal panel rejects his argument, and an appeal to the Supreme Court looks likely

(Newser) - Bad news for Donald Trump in the courts on Tuesday: A federal court rejected his claim that he's immune from prosecution on charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election, reports the AP . A key quote from the three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC...

Trump's Immunity Appeal Delays Election Subversion Trial
Judge Postpones
Trump DC Trial
Feb 2, 2024 5:15 PM CST

Judge Postpones Trump DC Trial

Election subversion prosecution will wait for appeals court decision on immunity

(Newser) - Donald Trump's federal trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election will not start on March 4 after all. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan revoked her order on Friday that had set that date, saying she'll reschedule once a decision by the DC Circuit Court...

Fani Willis Admits Relationship, Will Not Leave Case
Fani Willis Admits Relationship,
Will Not Leave Case
the rundown
Feb 2, 2024 12:45 PM CST

Fani Willis Admits Relationship, Will Not Leave Case

DA overseeing case against Trump says her relationship with lead attorney doesn't affect it

(Newser) - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has for the first time directly addressed the ongoing controversy related to her prosecution of Donald Trump and to her personal life , and she made two key points: Yes, she's in a "personal relationship" with the lead attorney she appointed, and no,...

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