SMITH GOES TO SCOTUS
Preempting Trump, Special Counsel Jack Smith has asked the Supreme Court to review the former president’s claims that his actions surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, fell within the purview of presidential immunity.
Hours after Smith’s filing, the Supreme Court agreed to expedite consideration of the petition and gave Trump a Dec. 20 deadline to file a response.
Trump’s legal team had appealed D.C. Judge Tanya Chutkan’s rejection of Trump’s motion to dismiss on presidential immunity grounds. That appeal was directed toward the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit but would have likely headed to the Supreme Court depending on how the appellate judges ruled.
