{"id":2321519,"date":"2024-08-08T20:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-jack-smith-seek-three-week-delay-of-2020-election-case-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T20:28:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:28:20","slug":"trump-and-jack-smith-seek-three-week-delay-of-2020-election-case-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-jack-smith-seek-three-week-delay-of-2020-election-case-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Jack Smith seek three-week delay of 2020 election case &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-and-jack-smith-seek-three-week-delay-of-2020-election-case-washington-examiner%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=2321519&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--><p>Former President Donald Trump and special\u2062 counsel\u200d Jack Smith have requested \u200ba three-week delay in the federal case concerning alleged subversion of the 2020 election. This\u2063 request arises from\u200c the\u200d need\u200b to assess a recent Supreme Court ruling on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-kyle-rittenhouse-could-sue-media-outlets-for-defamation\/\" title=\"Report: Kyle Rittenhouse Could Sue Media Outlets for Defamation\">presidential immunity<\/a>, which concluded that former presidents cannot be prosecuted for \u201cofficial\u201d acts\u2062 performed while in office. Trump&#8217;s attorneys\u200b did not oppose the extension. In light\u2062 of the Supreme Court&#8217;s \u200bruling, Trump asserted that it requires\u200b the\u200d dismissal of what he termed &#8220;witch hunts&#8221; against \u2062him.<\/p>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s team noted they\u2062 are prepared to proceed after August 30, but Trump&#8217;s defense team is unavailable on specific dates. A hearing\u2063 is scheduled \u200cfor the following week as both parties were initially expected to \u200csubmit filings soon \u2064after\u2064 the Supreme\u2064 Court&#8217;s decision. Legal analysts suggest that ongoing delays may prevent \u200cthe case from reaching \u2062trial before\u200c the upcoming November presidential election, although\u2062 there could be preliminary hearings beforehand. The \u200brequest for\u2063 a delay represents a shift in \u200dSmith&#8217;s\u2064 approach, as\u200d he\u200c previously emphasized the urgency of moving forward with the \u2063trial.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump and Jack Smith seek three-week delay of 2020 election case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1726559\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s attorneys and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">special counsel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Smith<\/a> requested a three-week delay to proceedings in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barrett-and-jackson-trade-partisan-positions-in-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Barrett and Jackson trade partisan positions in Jan. 6 case - Washington Examiner\">federal 2020 election subversion case<\/a>, citing a need to further evaluate the Supreme Court&rsquo;s recent presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-hands-trump-win-rejects-jack-smiths-request-to-expedite-presidential-immunity-decision\/\" title=\"Supreme Court grants Trump victory, denies Jack Smith&#039;s plea for quick Presidential immunity ruling\">immunity ruling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Government continues to assess the new precedent set forth last month in the Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision in <em>Trump v. United States<\/em> &hellip; including through consultation with other Department of Justice components,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149\/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.209.0_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>joint status report<\/a> filed to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jack Smith and Donald Trump. (AP Photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Smith notes those &ldquo;consultations are well underway,&rdquo; the government has not finalized its position on the &ldquo;most appropriate schedule for the parties to brief issues related to the decision,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-debate-performance-renews-spotlight-on-hur-tapes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden debate performance renews spotlight on Hur tapes - Washington Examiner\">special counsel&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office wrote, referring to the Supreme Court ruling that found former presidents are immune from prosecution for &ldquo;official&rdquo; acts taken while in office.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s counsel did not object to the government&rsquo;s request for an extension. <\/p>\n<p>Trump responded to the request Thursday evening in a statement, saying &ldquo;It is clear that the Supreme Court&rsquo;s historic decision on immunity demands and requires a complete and total dismissal of all the witch hunts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Smith&rsquo;s office said they are available to proceed &ldquo;any day after August 30&rdquo; but noted Trump&rsquo;s defense is not available on Sept. 6 and the week of Sept. 16, which is the week when New York Judge Juan Merchan is set to decide on whether the immunity ruling should result in overturning Trump&rsquo;s criminal conviction in the separate criminal hush money case.<\/p>\n<p>Both parties were initially expected to submit filings beginning on Friday after Chutkan ordered both parties to propose how to move forward following the Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision on July 1. Chutkan has currently slated a hearing for next Friday to begin work on the case after an eight-month delay, which was spurred due to Trump&rsquo;s immunity appeal effort.<\/p>\n<p>The move by Smith to request a delay marks a stark change in the way he handled the case after it became the third of four criminal indictments against the former president last year. The special counsel often cited the need for a trial to occur before the election and emphasized the public&rsquo;s need for a resolution. Chutkan had only regained jurisdiction last Friday after a monthlong wait for the case to return to her chambers.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the compounding delays in the case, legal experts suggested the case wouldn&rsquo;t get to trial before the November presidential election but that there could be a sort of &ldquo;mini-trial,&rdquo; or evidentiary hearings with live witness testimony ahead of the election. If Chutkan grants this request, it will likely further diminish the extent of pretrial adjudication ahead of the election.<\/p>\n<p>The request also signals how Smith and the Justice Department are still grappling with the best route forward following the Supreme Court&rsquo;s 6-3 decision, which has become a point of marked criticism by President Joe Biden, who recently backed an effort by Congress to pass an amendment that would effectively undo the justices&rsquo; decision.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Smith has also faced setbacks in his separate federal indictment against Trump over his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving the Oval Office, with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida recently dismissing the case on the grounds that Smith was improperly appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland. That decision is currently being appealed by Smith to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, witness tampering, conspiracy against the rights of citizens, and obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, which encompasses his challenging of the election results after his defeat in November 2020. He pleaded not guilty to the charges last August.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1726559\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1726559\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump and Jack Smith request a three-week postponement in the 2020 election case. Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith have asked for a three-week delay in the federal case concerning alleged subversion of the 2020 election, pointing to the need for further analysis of a recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. According to a joint status report submitted to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, &#8220;The Government continues to assess the new precedent set forth last month in the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in Trump v. United States&#8230; including through consultation with other Department of Justice components.&#8221; While Smith indicated that these consultations are progressing, he noted that they have not yet reached a conclusion regarding an appropriate schedule for addressing issues related to this ruling, which determined that former presidents cannot be prosecuted for &#8220;official&#8221; actions taken while in office. Trump&#8217;s legal team did not oppose this request for an extension.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this request on Thursday evening, Trump stated that &#8220;It is clear that the Supreme Court\u2019s historic decision on immunity demands and requires a complete and total dismissal of all the witch hunts.&#8221; Smith&#8217;s office mentioned they are ready to proceed &#8220;any day after August 30,&#8221; but highlighted conflicts with Trump&#8217;s defense team on September 6 and during the week of September 16\u2014when New York Judge Juan Merchan is expected to rule on whether this immunity decision should affect Trump&#8217;s criminal conviction related to hush money payments.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, both parties were set to submit filings starting Friday after Chutkan instructed them how to proceed following July&#8217;s Supreme Court ruling. A hearing has been scheduled by Chutkan next Friday as she resumes work on this case after an eight-month hiatus caused by Trump&#8217;s appeal regarding his immunity claim.<\/p>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s request for delay represents a significant shift from his previous approach when he emphasized urgency due to public interest in resolving these matters before elections; he had previously sought swift trials amid multiple indictments against Trump last year. Legal experts now suggest it may be unlikely for this case to reach trial before November&#8217;s presidential election; however, there could still be preliminary hearings or evidentiary sessions featuring live witness testimony beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>If Chutkan approves this delay request, it would likely reduce pretrial proceedings leading up to the election further. This move also indicates ongoing challenges faced by Smith and the Justice Department as they navigate implications from the Supreme Court\u2019s recent ruling\u2014a decision criticized by President Joe Biden who has supported congressional efforts aimed at reversing it.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Smith has encountered obstacles with another federal indictment against Trump concerning alleged mishandling of classified documents post-presidency; U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon recently dismissed that case based on claims about improper appointment procedures involving Attorney General Merrick Garland\u2014a ruling currently under appeal by Smith at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Trump faces charges including conspiracy against citizens&#8217; rights, witness tampering, conspiracy to defraud America, obstruction attempts related specifically tied into contesting electoral results following his November 2020 defeat\u2014pleading not guilty last August<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2321520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MixCollage-27-May-2024-09-14-PM-2889.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37608,32463,37609,3634],"class_list":["post-2321519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2020-election-case","tag-jack-smith","tag-legal-delay","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MixCollage-27-May-2024-09-14-PM-2889.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321519","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}