Jack Smith Requests Delay in Trump Jan. 6 Case

Smith’s office asked for the extension citing a need for more time to assess the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 1 decision on immunity.

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington on June 9, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Special counsel Jack Smith’s office asked the federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 case for additional time to settle how to proceed after the Supreme Court decision regarding presidential immunity.

In a joint status report submitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Smith’s office asked the court to extend the deadline for submitting the next joint status report to Aug. 30, and to continue the status conference, originally scheduled for Aug. 16, to a date after the new deadline.