The special counsel is advancing arguments at all three levels of the court system to try and minimize delay in the federal election interference case.
Special counsel Jack Smith is on a full court press — at the trial, appellate and Supreme Court levels to try and keep Donald Trump’s case on track for a March trial in Washington, or at least to try and keep any delay to a minimum. There are multiple moving parts to this litigation, so here’s the state of play in the federal election interference case.
As a reminder, this latest litigation stems from Trump’s appeal of his immunity and double jeopardy claims that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected earlier this month and is now pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
At the trial level, Smith’s Sunday filing urged Chutkan to do everything she can to keep the March date, in the face of Trump claiming that the case is essentially frozen until his immunity and double jeopardy appeal is resolved. The Justice Department suggested the judge can “make headway” on Trump motions unrelated to the issues pending at the D.
