Jack Smith Asks Judge for More Time to Prep Trump’s Election Case
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office asked the Washington, D.C. judge overseeing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump for three more weeks to consider the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s monumental presidential immunity ruling in July.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan refused to dismiss the case on Saturday, and both the government and Trump’s defense attorneys were scheduled to attend a status conference on August 16.
But now federal prosecutors are asking Chutkan for more time. “The Government has not finalized its position on the most appropriate schedule for the parties to brief issues related to the decision,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed on Thursday. Smith’s office said it needed more time to assess the new Supreme Court precedent, which includes “consultation with other Department of Justice components.”