Trump Loses Attempt To Block Jack Smith’s 180-Page Evidence Brief In Federal Election Interference Case

September 24, 2024 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies

The Washington Examiner reports:

A federal district court judge ruled Tuesday that special counsel Jack Smith can file a more-than-180-page evidence brief in the Jan. 6 case against former President Donald Trump, dismissing claims from Trump’s legal team that allowing the filing would be unfair and overtly political as the election approaches.

“As the court explained, allowing the Government to submit an opening brief does not deny the defense an opportunity to address the issues,” District Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in a six-page order, saying Trump’s concern “with the political consequences of these proceedings does not bear on the pretrial schedule.”

The special counsel’s office said the lengthy brief is necessary for a “detailed, fact-bound, and thorough analysis,” as instructed by the Supreme Court.

Newsweek reports:

Trump’s defense team argued in a motion on Monday that the “fundamentally unfair” request from Smith should be shot down by Chutkan, in part because the brief’s page count is over four times what opening briefs are usually confined to before the District of Columbia court system.

But Chuktan wrote in her order a day later that the court would grant Smith’s request “to file an oversized brief” and shot down the defense’s arguments about the legality of the briefing.

“Allowing a brief from the Government is not ‘contrary to law procedure, and custom,’ as Defendant claims…it is simply how litigation works,” read the order in part.

It’s not yet known what the brief contains, but it surely won’t be good for Glorious Leader.



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