Judge Tanya Chutkan has agreed to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to postpone the upcoming hearing in the January 6 case involving President Trump.
The case has returned to Judge Chutkan after the Supreme Court ruled on presidential immunity.
The Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 decision affirmed Trump’s absolute immunity for his fundamental Constitutional powers, extending a presumption of immunity to former presidents for their official actions.
Following this ruling, the case was referred back to the DC Appellate Court.
In an uncommon move, Judge Chutkan scheduled a hearing for August 16, apparently to prevent Trump from resuming his campaign activities.
DC Obama Judge Tanya Chutkan, after getting reversed by the Supreme Court in one of its most monumental decisions ever, issues a highly unusual Saturday morning order.
Chutkan really, really wants Trump in her courtroom–instead of the campaign trail–this fall.
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— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) August 3, 2024
Jack Smith was unprepared to submit a status report by the deadline of August 9, and was also not ready for the status conference set for August 16.
Chutkan approved Jack Smith’s request to postpone the next stages of the DC case involving Trump.
The deadline for the status report has been extended to August 30, and the status conference has been rescheduled for September 5.
“Although those consultations are well underway, the Government has not finalized its position on the most appropriate schedule for the parties to brief issues related to the decision,” Jack Smith’s office said. “The Government therefore respectfully requests additional time to provide the Court with an informed proposal regarding the schedule for pretrial proceedings moving forward. The defense does not object to the Government’s request for an extension.”
NBC News reported:
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday approved a request from special counsel Jack Smith to allow for more time to propose the next steps in the government’s election interference case against former President Donald Trump.
The decision came a day after Smith and fellow prosecutors asked the judge to delay the deadline to offer a new timetable in the case until Aug. 30.
Chutkan had given prosecutors and Trump’s legal team until Friday to submit a joint status report including a timeline for pretrial proceedings ahead of a scheduled Aug. 16 status conference.
The special counsel’s office said in its filing Thursday that prosecutors are still assessing the “new precedent set forth” in the Trump immunity decision by the Supreme Court.
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She is flirting with disaster. The SCOTUS gave an explicit ruling. She is going to get is serious trouble and is likely to get reminded on this.
What is really needd is the permanent removal of Tanya Chutkan and Jack (Off) Smith. It would be too bad if one or both got to many driving citations and loose their driving license. Or even better at one of the stops illegal drugs were found in their vehicle or possession. Karma, bitches
how can smith still be on the case? only the congress can appoint a special prosecutor. not the wanna be that garland loves so much. this man is a joke. they both are. give it up. you cant stop trump because you have NOTHING on him. just go back under that democratic rock.
I thought that Attorney Jack Smith had been ruled to have no legal standing whatsoever as a DOJ-appointed Special Prosecutor because his appointment was not approved by the Senate. If Smith has no legal standing before this Court in this case, then his prosecutorial efforts vis-a-vis Donald Trump are null and void – and Judge Chutkan should not allow him to assume the role of Special Prosecutor in her courtroom.
This thing was so flawed and shaky Trump will come out on top no matter how it turns out. If he wins, HE WINS! If he loses HE WINS! Fear not the “Orange Man from Florida.”