SHOWDOWN: Jack Smith Makes Desperate Plea in Response to Trump’s Latest Filing at Supreme Court | The Gateway Pundit

Jack Smith responded to Trump’s submitting on the US Supreme Courtroom asking the justices to reject the Particular Counsel’s request for an expedited ruling on immunity claims.

Jack Smith final Monday asked the US Supreme Courtroom to weigh in on Trump’s immunity claims.

President Trump on Wednesday urged the US Supreme Courtroom to reject Jack Smith’s request to expedite the ruling on his immunity argument.

Trump’s legal professionals argued that Trump is immune from federal prosecution for alleged ‘crimes’ dedicated whereas he served as US President.

“In 234 years of American historical past, no president ever confronted prison prosecution for his official acts. Till 19 days in the past, no court docket had ever addressed whether or not immunity from such prosecution exists,” Trump’s legal professionals wrote in Wednesday’s submitting, in response to CBS News. “To this present day, no appellate court docket has addressed it. The query stands among the many most advanced, intricate, and momentous points that this Courtroom will probably be known as on to determine.”

Jack Smith passed over the appellate court docket and went straight to the US Supreme Courtroom on Trump’s immunity claims.

On Thursday Jack Smith admitted his January 6 case is at present on maintain. He admitted he desires to convict Trump earlier than the 2024 election.

“This case entails—for the primary time in our Nation’s historical past—prison expenses in opposition to a former President primarily based on his actions whereas in workplace,” Smith wrote in Thursday’s submitting, in response to Fox News. “And never simply any actions: alleged acts to perpetuate himself in energy by irritating the constitutionally prescribed course of for certifying the lawful winner of an election. The Nation has a compelling curiosity in a call on respondent’s declare of immunity from these expenses—and if they’re to be tried, a decision by conviction or acquittal, with out undue delay.”

NEW: Jack Smith information response to Trump’s reply to DOJ petition for SCOTUS to expedite consideration of presidential immunity matter.

Smith getting nearer to admitting Biden regime desires this trial over and carried out earlier than Election Day pic.twitter.com/ENrHZpKbm5

— Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) December 21, 2023

Jack Smith admitted his case is on maintain

Earlier this month Obama-appointed Choose Tanya Chutkan paused Trump’s January 6 case in DC amid a dispute over the previous president’s immunity argument.

Trump’s legal professionals beforehand filed a response to Jack Smith’s demand to expedite enchantment of Choose Chutkan’s presidential immunity order on the DC Circuit Courtroom of Appeals (that is separate from Trump’s response to Jack Smith’s enchantment to SCOTUS).

Choose Chutkan’s determination to pause Trump’s case successfully destroyed Jack Smith’s March 4 trial date.

On Thursday Jack Smith admitted his January 6 case is on maintain due to Chutkan’s determination to pause proceedings.

“In brief, the case is now on maintain,” Jack Smith wrote in a determined plea to the US Supreme Courtroom.

Some disputed my earlier reporting that as a consequence of immunity enchantment, all pretrial proceedings had been on maintain.

Jack Smith simply admitted as a lot pic.twitter.com/tLDDtKgMyA

— Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) December 21, 2023

In a short order, the Supreme Courtroom signaled it will grant Jack Smith’s request for an expedited consideration.

“The court docket’s temporary order didn’t sign what it in the end would do.” – the AP reported.

In keeping with the AP, the Supreme Courtroom is scheduled to fulfill subsequent on January 5, 2024.