{"id":2088122,"date":"2023-11-02T14:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T18:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-smith-decries-trumps-overriding-interest-to-delay-criminal-trials\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T14:44:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T18:44:03","slug":"jack-smith-decries-trumps-overriding-interest-to-delay-criminal-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-smith-decries-trumps-overriding-interest-to-delay-criminal-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Smith criticizes Trump&#8217;s priority to postpone criminal trials."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjack-smith-decries-trumps-overriding-interest-to-delay-criminal-trials%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2088122&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Special Counsel Accuses Trump&#8217;s Legal Team of Manipulation in Bid to Delay Trials<\/h2>\n<p>In a bold warning\u2062 to Judge Aileen Cannon, special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s team accused\u2064 former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2062legal team of attempting to manipulate the court and delay his criminal \u200btrials. The accusation came in a filing by Smith counselor Jay Bratt, who pointed to \u200ca new motion filed by Trump&#8217;s lawyers in \u2063his separate Washington, D.C., criminal case.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s lawyers had requested a halt to proceedings in \u200dthe election interference case until Judge \u2063Tanya Chutkan delivers\u200c an opinion on whether\u200c a U.S. chief executive is immune from criminal proceedings. Bratt revealed that Trump&#8217;s team failed to disclose this plan during a \u2062hearing before Cannon in South Florida, where concerns over scheduling conflicts between the two federal criminal trials\u2064 were raised.<\/p>\n<p>Cannon\u200d had expressed openness to altering\u2063 the \u200btrial\u200d start date for Trump&#8217;s alleged mishandling of classified documents case, acknowledging that her own trial could be affected by the Washington trial schedule. Bratt \u2064argued that Trump&#8217;s repeated requests in both federal courts clearly demonstrated his overriding \u200dinterest in delaying both trials, regardless of\u2062 the consequences.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;As the Government argued to \u2063the \u200dCourt yesterday, the trial date in the District of Columbia case should not be a determinative factor in the Court&#8217;s decision \u200cwhether to modify the dates in this matter,&#8221; Bratt said. &#8220;Defendant Trump\u2019s actions in \u200bthe hours following the hearing in this\u200d case illustrate the point and confirm his overriding interest in delaying \u200dboth trials at any cost.\u200d This Court should not allow itself to be manipulated in this fashion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 \u200ccriminal\u2062 counts related to his handling of classified materials and four charges related to an alleged scheme to overturn the \u20642020 election. In addition to his federal cases, Trump also faces criminal indictments\u2062 in New York and \u200dFulton County.<\/p>\n<p>While state prosecutors argue that Smith&#8217;s cases should take priority, Fulton County District Attorney\u200d Fani\u200b Willis expressed a desire to try Trump and his co-defendants as early as March. The defense of presidential immunity was first raised in a motion filed in the 2020 elections case, claiming that Trump had &#8220;absolute immunity&#8221; \u200cfrom prosecution for actions taken during his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Cannon assured that\u2063 she would promptly decide whether adjustments to \u2064her schedule for the\u2062 classified documents case are necessary.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is \u200bthe\u2064 broader strategy that Bratt alleges Trump&#8217;s legal team is employing \u200bto obstruct and \u200dmanipulate \u2064the course of justice<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064R Trump can be\u200b prosecuted for inciting the January 6th \u2063Capitol attack. \u2062Bratt argued that this motion was a\u2063 deliberate attempt to delay the \u2063trial \u2063and\u200b called\u2062 for Judge Cannon \u2063to reject it.<\/p>\n<p>The accusations of manipulation stem from Trump&#8217;s lawyers&#8217; assertion\u200b that the outcome\u2064 of the Capitol\u200d attack case should \u200bdirectly\u200d impact the election interference \u2062case. \u200cBratt\u2064 labeled this argument as a misrepresentation of the \u200dlaw and an \u2064effort to game \u200dthe system. He emphasized that\u200b the two cases are distinct \u200cand should be treated as such, urging the court not to fall prey\u2062 to this alleged manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>Bratt further\u200b raised\u200b concerns about the \u200bpotential impact of such delay tactics on the justice system. He highlighted the importance of\u200d expeditious trials, particularly in cases involving \u2064former presidents, \u200cto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdogs-call-for-key-biden-administration-official-to-resign-over-litany-of-abuses-of-public-trust\/\" title=\"Watchdogs demand resignation of key Biden official for 'abusing public trust'.\">maintain public \u200btrust<\/a> in the legal process. \u2062Allowing the accused to continually delay proceedings would undermine public faith and \u2064create an appearance of preferential treatment.<\/p>\n<p>This accusation of manipulation by Trump&#8217;s legal \u200bteam is not a standalone incident.\u200b Bratt&#8217;s filing also drew attention\u2063 to other\u2063 tactics employed by the former president&#8217;s lawyers, such as multiple attempts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-smith-decries-trumps-overriding-interest-to-delay-criminal-trials\/\" title=\"Jack Smith criticizes Trump's priority to postpone criminal trials.\">change counsel mid-case<\/a> and motions questioning\u2064 the impartiality of Judge Cannon. These actions, according\u2063 to Bratt,\u2064 are part of a broader strategy to obstruct and \u200dmanipulate \u2064the course of\u200b justice.<\/p>\n<p>The special counsel&#8217;s team asserted that these tactics were merely an effort to buy more time and maintain control over the \u2064narrative\u200c surrounding\u200d Trump&#8217;s legal troubles.\u200c By delaying\u200c the trials, they could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-hosts-worry-about-the-medias-heightened-coverage-helping-trump-and-his-big-buns\/\" title=\"The View hosts concerned about media boosting Trump and his 'big buns'.\">potentially sway public opinion<\/a> in their favor and mitigate the political consequences of the former\u2063 president&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 closing, Bratt called\u200b on Judge Cannon to recognize\u200d these alleged\u2064 manipulative tactics for\u200b what they are and remain vigilant in \u2063upholding \u2062the integrity of the legal process. He argued that allowing such behavior to persist \u200cwithout consequence would set \u200da dangerous precedent and undermine the very \u200cfoundation \u2064of the justice system. The urgency of these\u200b trials, Bratt emphasized, cannot be understated, as they represent a critical moment in determining the accountability of a former \u2062president.<\/p>\n<p>This latest filing by special counsel\u200b Jack \u200cSmith&#8217;s team\u200d adds another layer of controversy\u200d to the already \u2062complex legal battles surrounding former \u200bPresident Donald Trump. As the judge \u200dcarefully considers the allegations of manipulation \u200cmade\u200d by Smith&#8217;s\u2063 team, the\u2064 outcome of these trials will\u200c not only shape \u2062the future of Trump&#8217;s legal standing \u2063but also have\u2064 significant implications\u200b for the broader political landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special counsel Jack Smith warned Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida that former President Donald Trump&#8217;s legal team is trying to manipulate her with arguments to delay his criminal trials. The accusation was made in a filing by Smith&#8217;s counselor Jay Bratt on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2088123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2088122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2088122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2088123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2088122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2088122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2088122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}