The former president's attorneys argued in a court filing that the prosecution's plan to present all arguments at once was improper and a "false hit piece."

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are pushing back against efforts by federal prosecutors to streamline arguments and potential appeals in his 2020 election interference case, arguing they could improperly influence the 2024 race for the White House.

In papers filed Monday in federal court in Washington, defense attorneys contended that special counsel Jack Smith’s plans to file an oversized brief about whether certain Trump actions from his presidency were official or unofficial acts is improper and should not be allowed.

  • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
    73·
    2 months ago

    I can’t stand the way the courts are being held up. So trump lawyers file a delay, then argue it’s too close to the election/might influence it. They argue the president has immunity for official acts, but no it’s improper to assess what acts are official. Mother fuckers- it should influence the election. America deserves to know if they’re voting for a candidate guilty of enabling an insurrection.

    • AtomicHotSauce@lemmy.worldEnglish
      37·
      2 months ago

      It’s absolutely infuriating how absurd our “system” has become. There are jokes, and then there’s the U.S. government and judicial branch. It’sa whole other level of bullshit.

      The most fury-inducing thing? There’s not a fucking thing us normies can do about it. We just have to watch the collapse in real time.

    • Nougat@fedia.io
      15·
      2 months ago

      Whether it should or not is completely irrelevant. It’s plenty arguable that any events influence elections, regardless of how close those events are to the election. That’s how people make voting decisions, on things that happen.

      Judge Chutkan has already strongly expressed that her court will not consider anything election related when proceeding through this case.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 months ago

        Judge Chutkan has already strongly expressed that her court will not consider anything election related when proceeding through this case.

        That would be good news in any of his other cases, but might not be ideal for the one about election interference 😉

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    15·
    2 months ago

    Jack Smith’s plans to file an oversized brief about whether certain Trump actions from his presidency were official or unofficial acts is improper and should not be allowed.

    Then how the fuck do you determine it after the SCOTUS ruling?!