Special Counsel Jack Smith on Friday requested a suspension of all pending deadlines in the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump.
“As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant will be recognized as the next president on January 6, 2025 and will assume office on January 20, 2025,” prosecutors wrote in the document. are. filing. “The government is asking the court to clear the remaining deadlines in the pretrial schedule to give the government time to assess this unprecedented situation and determine the appropriate path forward in line with Department of Justice policy. I respectfully request that.”
Smith told Judge Tanya Chutkan that she plans to submit a status report by Dec. 2 or “or notify the court of her decision.”
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