Authorized consultants largely anticipated the Supreme Court docket to show down Jack Smith’s request for fast-track arguments on Trump’s immunity claims, however Trump could not get the lengthy delay that he’s looking for.
Chris Geidner tweeted:
My take: This pushes issues a bit, however the DC Circuit arguments are Jan 9. That appeals courtroom has been very fast in its decision of those circumstances; I think about we’ll be again to SCOTUS by the tip of January. Not what Smith wished, however not an enormous delay. (See additionally: No famous dissents.)
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) December 22, 2023
Andrew Weissmann posted:
Not shocking given the pace of DC Circuit evaluate (argument on 1/9) BUT the problem is will S Ct expedite evaluate AFTER the DC Circuit guidelines. If it doesn’t, there are too some ways for Trump to sluggish the appeals course of right down to delay any pre election trial. https://t.co/Tr7xb2VwCP
— Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads)
(@AWeissmann_) December 22, 2023
The Supreme Court docket ducked the query for now, however as Weissmann identified, the massive query is will they proceed to duck the query within the close to future. This argument goes to return as much as the Court docket once more, doubtless after the Circuit courtroom guidelines in opposition to Trump.
It is rather doubtless that the courtroom will rule in opposition to Trump as a result of he has misplaced each single immunity declare that he has introduced to date, however the level of the immunity claims isn’t for Trump to win. Trump is making an attempt to pull this case out till after election.
The delay technique tells observers rather a lot about how Trump and his legal professionals view his odds of beating the case. If Trump thought that he had an ideal protection, he can be speeding to speeding to trial be discovered not responsible earlier than the 2024 normal election marketing campaign begins.
Trump held off having his protection shattered for now, however it stays to be seen whether or not he’ll be capable to play the courtroom system by way of election day 2024.
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