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5 key details in special counsel Jack Smith’s Trump election case filing

A federal judge on Wednesday unsealed key filings from special counsel Jack Smith's latest election interference case against former President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia released Smith's 165-page filing in which she alleges that Trump is also immune from prosecution for an alleged criminal plot to overturn the […]

Judge Releases Jack Smith’s Latest Filing in Trump Election Interference Case

Washington DCUS District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan on Wednesday unsealed Special Counsel Jack Smith's latest motion in the recovered case against Donald Trump for interfering in the 2020 election. The release of Chutkan's redacted motion (filed last week) comes in the wake of President Trump's surge in swing state polls, with President Trump's running mate, […]

CNN’s Elie Honig Says Jack Smith’s Evidence Brief Was Released In ‘Unusual’ Way

CNN senior legal analyst Ellie Honig said Wednesday that the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's redacted brief detailing allegations of election interference by Republican candidate Donald Trump was done in an “unusual” manner. He said that he was injured. Judge Tanya Chutkan released a 165-page brief containing evidence gathered in the investigation into whether […]

Judge grants special counsel Jack Smith’s motion to file an ‘oversized’ brief on presidential immunity in Trump 2020 election interference case 

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case on Tuesday approved a request by special counsel Jack Smith to file a “supercharged” brief responding to the Supreme Court's presidential immunity decision. Smith asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan for permission to submit a “comprehensive” opening statement outlining the government's intention to […]

Susan Smith’s arguments to be paroled from prison revealed

Susan Smith, currently serving time in prison for the cold-blooded murder of her two young sons in 1994, has a parole hearing in six weeks. Her family says she's put together at least four arguments in her bid for release, including that she's (mostly) been well-behaved in prison. “We believe she will be free within […]

Gaetz questions Jack Smith’s authority to keep up Trump probes after judge calls him ‘unlawfully appointed’

First appearance on FOXRep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland questioning the legitimacy of Special Counsel Jack Smith's ongoing investigation into former President Donald Trump. Gaetz, one of Trump's closest aides in Congress, asked Garland for “written authorization” and other documentation for Smith's continued work despite a federal judge's […]

Trump trial stemming from Jack Smith’s probe delayed past Election Day

Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan will not hold former President Trump's trial on charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation until after the 2024 presidential election. Judge Chutkan held a status hearing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday morning. Following the Supreme Court's ruling that a president […]