Time does not appear to be on the side of Jack Smith's Trump case

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George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Wednesday the Supreme Court gave former President Donald Trump a “real victory” by taking up the case of his presidential immunity.

The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it would take the case after Trump applied for a stay of an appeals court ruling that rejected his arguments that he had immunity from prosecution. Trump’s attorneys accused special counsel Jack Smith of having “a political motive” to try the case before the 2024 presidential election.
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“The real victory here for Trump deals with the calendar,” Turley told “Special Report” host Bret Baier. “You know, the overriding push of Smith, the special counsel, has been to get a trial before the election. He is running out of runway. If this opinion doesn’t come out until June, perhaps, you have to remember that even if Smith wins, the mandate goes back to the district court, which has to handle all the pre-trial motions. That could take months.”
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 I suspect both sides have political motivations when it comes to a trial.  I think Trump probably has a good case to make even if Smith gets a trial date.

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Jack Smith Has A Habit Of Trying To Shield Trump Case Info From The Public

Special counsel Jack Smith motioned Wednesday to file a proposed jury questionnaire under seal until jury selection is complete, continuing a pattern of attempting to shield information about his prosecution of former President Donald Trump from the public.

Smith argued Wednesday that sealing the questionnaire is required to allow the soliciting of “unprejudiced and unvarnished information and opinions from potential jurors” to ensure “integrity of a fair jury selection process.” Previously, Smith has sought to file other documents under seal or otherwise shield information from the public, from fighting to prevent cameras in the court to obtaining a non-disclosure order on his warrant for Trump’s Twitter account.

“[T]he publicity surrounding this case creates a substantial risk that the draft questionnaire will be widely publicized in this district, along with advice or instructions as to how the questions should be answered,” Smith argued Wednesday regarding the questionnaire.

Smith also filed on Wednesday a 23-page motion requesting dozens of redactions on certain filings made by Trump.

“Much of the information the Government seeks to protect would reveal the identities of potential witnesses and key portions of the testimony they would provide,” the filing states.
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