The request was unusual in two ways: Jack Smith asked the justices to rule before an appeals court acted, and he urged them to move with exceptional speed.
Tag: Federal Criminal Case Against Trump (2020 Election Case)
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Prosecutors Ask Judge to Deny Trump’s Request to Freeze Election Case
The special counsel Jack Smith told the judge she should keep the trial’s start date in March and continue making decisions as the former president appeals one of her rulings.
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Kenneth Chesebro Is a Key Witness as ‘Fake Electors’ Face Charges
Kenneth Chesebro, an architect of the plan to deploy people claiming to be Trump electors in states won by President Biden, is cooperating with inquiries in Michigan, Arizona and Nevada.
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Appeals Court Upholds Trump Gag Order in Election Case, but Narrows Terms
A three-judge panel largely left in place an order limiting what the former president can say about his upcoming federal trial but allowed him more leeway to criticize Jack Smith, the special counsel.
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Trump Seeks Freeze of Election Case as He Appeals Immunity Ruling
In an effort to delay the former president’s federal trial on charges of trying to overturn the election, his lawyers asked for a pause while they challenge the ruling that he is not immune from prosecution.