Jack Smith Requests Delay in Trump Jan. 6 Case

Published on August 9, 2024

Special counsel Jack Smith’s office asked the federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 case for additional time to settle how to proceed after the Supreme Court decision regarding presidential immunity. In a joint status report submitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Smith’s office asked the court to extend the deadline for submitting the next joint status report to Aug. 30, and to continue the status conference, originally scheduled for Aug. 16, to a date after the new deadline. “The Government continues to assess the new precedent set forth last month in the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States … including through consultation with other Department of Justice components,” prosecutors wrote....

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