Donald Trump’s chief prosecutor has gone straight to the Supreme Court, cutting out months of appeals by Trump’s lawyers
The chief prosecutor in Donald Trump’s election fraud case is stopping Donald Trump’s delaying tactics by going straight to the Supreme Court, a legal expert has said.
“Smith has now blown a hole in Trump’s plan by leapfrogging over the circuit court and going directly to the Supreme Court, which would have the final say eventually,” Gillers added. “Smith is saying, ‘let’s cut to the chase and get the high court to decide the issues now’.”
Trump is due to go on trial in Washington, D.C on election fraud charges in March and had made several attempts to delay the trial by claiming presidential immunity for his actions, which were committed while he was still president. He had also claimed that Smith’s prosecution was against the rules on double jeopardy, because Trump is charged with similar offenses in Atlanta, Georgia.
