Special counsel asks justices to weigh in now on Trump's immunity - SCOTUSblog
Special counsel asks justices to weigh in now on Trump's immunity
UPDATE (5:35 p.m.): On Monday afternoon, the Supreme Court granted Smith's motion to fast-track consideration of his petition, and it directed Trump to respond to Smith's petition by 4 p.m. on Dec. 20.
Describing the case as presenting a "fundamental question at the heart of our democracy," Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court on Monday to decide early next year, without waiting for a federal appeals court to weigh in, whether former President Donald Trump can be tried on criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. "[G]iven the weighty and consequential character of the constitutional questions at stake," Smith contended, "only this Court can provide the definitive and final resolution" of Trump's "immunity claims that this case demands."
Special counsel asks justices to weigh in now on Trump's immunity
UPDATE (5:35 p.m.): On Monday afternoon, the Supreme Court granted Smith's motion to fast-track consideration of his petition, and it directed Trump to respond to Smith's petition by 4 p.m. on Dec. 20.
Describing the case as presenting a "fundamental question at the heart of our democracy," Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court on Monday to decide early next year, without waiting for a federal appeals court to weigh in, whether former President Donald Trump can be tried on criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. "[G]iven the weighty and consequential character of the constitutional questions at stake," Smith contended, "only this Court can provide the definitive and final resolution" of Trump's "immunity claims that this case demands."
