{"id":2122241,"date":"2023-12-11T19:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T00:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-asks-supreme-court-to-quickly-rule-on-trump-immunity\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T19:23:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T00:23:15","slug":"special-counsel-asks-supreme-court-to-quickly-rule-on-trump-immunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-asks-supreme-court-to-quickly-rule-on-trump-immunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Counsel urges Supreme Court for swift ruling on Trump&#8217;s immunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fspecial-counsel-asks-supreme-court-to-quickly-rule-on-trump-immunity%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=2122241&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 \u200bJack Smith Urges Supreme Court to \u2062Determine Trump&#8217;s Immunity<\/h2>\n<p>In a bold move, Special Counsel \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jack-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Smith<\/a> has asked the Supreme Court to swiftly decide whether former \u2063President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is immune\u2063 from prosecution, \u200beven before an\u2062 appeals\u2064 court \u200druling on the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The United\u200d States recognizes that this is an extraordinary\u200b request. This is an extraordinary case. The Court should grant certiorari and set a \u2063briefing schedule that \u2062would permit this case to \u2062be argued and resolved as promptly as possible,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/23\/23-624\/292946\/20231211115417267_No.%2023-624%20U.S.%20v.%20Donald%20J.%20Trump%20Petition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smith\u2019s team wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s filing draws on precedent from the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2018\/jul\/22\/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-pick-nixon-watergate-tapes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nixon Watergate tapes case<\/a> and indicates his determination to keep the schedule on track for the 2020 election case \u200bagainst \u2063Trump to go to trial in March in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200c Key Question<\/h3>\n<p>The crucial question Smith wants the high court to answer \u200bis whether a former President is \u2063completely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed while in office or if there is constitutional\u2063 protection from federal\u200b prosecution when the President has been impeached but not convicted before the criminal proceedings begin.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who was \u200bimpeached for allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-democrat-controlled-house-votes-to-impeach-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">encouraging the U.S. Capitol breach<\/a> on January 6, 2021, before being acquitted by the Senate, has pleaded not guilty \u200din the federal case where he is accused of unlawfully plotting to overturn the results\u200c of the 2020 election. His lawyers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/10\/05\/trump-election-case-immunity-motion-00120225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed a motion \u2063to dismiss<\/a> the case in October, arguing that Trump&#8217;s actions were within the scope of his official duties.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE \u2064TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>However, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, rejected Trump&#8217;s claims of immunity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/trump-appeals-ruling-rejecting-immunity-claim-as-window-narrows-to-delay-federal-election-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stating<\/a> that the defendant&#8217;s\u200d service as Commander in Chief did not grant him the right\u2063 to evade criminal accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has filed an appeal and requested a pause\u200b in the proceedings. Smith&#8217;s team, anticipating\u2063 that the Supreme Court may not take up the case before \u200da ruling at the appellate level, has also filed a\u2064 separate <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24213172\/121123-governments-opposed-motion-for-expedited-appellate-review.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">motion<\/a> for expedited proceedings in\u200b the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-new-student-debt-relief-policy-blocked-by-appeals-court\/\" title=\"Appeals court blocks Biden's student debt relief policy.\">federal appeals\u200c court<\/a> in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A HUGE \u2064gambit by Jack Smith. He \u2062goes DIRECTLY to \u2063the\u200b Supreme Court on the immunity issue, while moving for\u200d expedited briefing in the appeals court,&#8221; former federal prosecutor Harry Litman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harrylitman\/status\/1734271455574253645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;He&#8217;s inviting trouble but obviously has\u2062 calculated they&#8217;re going to decide whether to take it at some point, \u200cso might as well be sooner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The trial is scheduled to begin\u2064 on\u2064 March \u200b4, 2024, just one day before\u200b Super Tuesday, \u200bwhich holds significance as Trump\u2064 is\u200d running a campaign for another term\u200d in the White House. Throughout the case,\u200c Trump has been restrained in his public statements due\u200c to a gag order.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this case, \u200dTrump is facing three \u2062other\u2064 criminal cases, including one led by Smith regarding\u2064 the handling of classified documents, as well \u200das \u200dcivil litigation. Trump vehemently\u2062 denies any wrongdoing and claims that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigator-working-for-fulton-county-da-willis-accidentally-shoots-herself-authorities-say\/\" title=\"Fulton County DA Willis' Investigator Accidentally Shoots Herself, Authorities Confirm.\">politically\u2064 motivated prosecutors<\/a> are conducting a &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; against him.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the potential significance of the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision regarding immunity for a former \u200bpresident?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cT THE DAILY WIRE APP FOR MORE\u200b NEWS LIKE \u2064THIS<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Significance\u2062 of the Case<\/h3>\n<p>The case against Trump \u2062holds significant implications for future \u200dpresidents \u2063and the legal \u2064system in the United States. If the Supreme Court decides that\u2064 a\u2063 former president \u200dis immune from prosecution for crimes committed while \u2062in office, it could set a precedent that\u2064 allows future presidents to act with\u200b impunity, knowing that they cannot\u2064 be held accountable for their actions once\u200c their term ends. On the other hand, if the Court denies immunity, it\u2062 would \u200bestablish that no individual,\u200b not even the President, is above \u200cthe law.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-activist-ruined-white-students-life-with-bogus-allegation-she-threatened-to-kill-protesters\/\" title=\"BLM Activist Ruined White Student\u2019s Life With Bogus Allegation She Threatened to Kill Protesters\">case raises questions<\/a> about the relationship between impeachment and criminal proceedings. Should a president who has been impeached but not convicted \u200cbe shielded from federal prosecution? The Court&#8217;s\u2063 decision could provide clarity on this issue and help navigate future scenarios where criminal charges are brought against a former \u2063president.<\/p>\n<h3>The Arguments \u200bMade<\/h3>\n<p>In their \u2062petition\u2063 to the Supreme Court, Special Counsel \u2063Jack Smith&#8217;s\u200d team\u200d argues \u200dthat \u200bthe urgency of this case necessitates swift action from the Court. They emphasize the need for a \u200cdefinitive ruling before\u2062 an appeals court\u2063 reaches a decision, \u2062as \u2064this would expedite the trial proceedings and ensure\u200c that justice is \u2064served in\u2063 a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s team draws on precedent from the Nixon Watergate tapes case, \u2064which established that the President does not possess absolute \u2062immunity from criminal proceedings while in office. They \u200ccontend that the same\u200b principle should apply to a former president, as\u2063 to grant\u200c immunity would undermine the \u2063foundation of democracy and the \u200bprinciples of \u2063accountability and justice upon which the nation\u200b is built.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, \u200bTrump&#8217;s legal team maintains that the former President should be immune from\u200b prosecution for \u200dhis actions while in office. \u200bThey argue that his alleged\u2064 actions in relation to the Capitol \u200dbreach were within the \u2062scope of his official duties \u2063and thus protected by executive privilege.<\/p>\n<h3>The Implications for the \u20642020 Election\u200d Case<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200d timing of the \u2062Supreme Court&#8217;s\u2064 decision will \u2062have \u200ba direct impact \u200don the \u20632020 election case against\u200d Trump, which is scheduled to go to trial in March in Washington, D.C. Setting a prompt briefing schedule and expediting\u2063 the resolution of the immunity question would ensure that the trial proceeds as \u2062planned and allows the justice system to address the alleged\u200b wrongdoing in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of\u200d the\u2063 immunity question will undoubtedly shape\u2064 the \u2064course of the trial. If the Court grants\u2064 immunity to Trump, it would\u200c likely lead to the\u200d dismissal of the case, as \u2063the \u2063former\u200d President would\u2063 be shielded from federal\u2063 prosecution. On the other hand, \u200bif immunity is denied, \u200bthe trial would proceed, and Trump\u200d would have to defend \u200chimself against the charges \u200dbrought against \u2064him.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, \u200bthe Supreme Court&#8217;s decision \u200bin this case will \u2064have far-reaching consequences for the legal system, the \u200dpresidency, and the \u200cperception of accountability in American democracy. It remains \u2062to be seen\u200d how the\u2063 Court will weigh the arguments presented and whether it will grant\u2063 the extraordinary request to determine Trump&#8217;s immunity from prosecution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special counsel Jack Smith urgently seeks the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision on former President Donald Trump&#8217;s immunity from prosecution. Smith&#8217;s filing, citing the Nixon Watergate tapes case, aims to expedite the process and adhere to a strict timeline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2122242,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2122241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2122241","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2122241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2122242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2122241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2122241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2122241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}