The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday responded to President Trump's emergency request asking the high court to stay the immunity ruling in Jack Smith's Jan. 6 case in D.C.
Chief Justice Roberts on Tuesday responded to Trump's emergency request and told special counsel Jack Smith he had a week to respond.
The Supreme Court gave Jack Smith until Tuesday, February 20, to file a response to Trump's request to temporarily halt the appeals court's ruling on immunity.
Last week, a federal appeals court packed with Biden justices rejected Trump's immunity in the case of special counsel Jack Smith on January 6 in Washington, DC.
The three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Trump's immunity claims: Florence Pan (appointed by Biden), Michelle Childs (appointed by Biden), and Karen Henderson (appointed by George W. Bush).
“We have balanced former President Trump’s asserted interests in executive immunity with vital public interests that favor allowing this trial to proceed,” the three-judge panel wrote.
“We conclude that ‘public policy concerns, especially as highlighted by our history and the structure of our government, compel rejection of his claim to immunity in this case,’” they wrote.
Trump's lawyers argued that Trump is immune from federal prosecution for alleged “crimes” he committed while serving as president of the United States.
“In 234 years of American history, no president has ever faced criminal prosecution for his or her official actions. Until 19 days ago, no court had ever addressed whether immunity from such prosecution existed.” And to this day, no court has ever addressed It can be dealt with by any court of appeal. “This question is among the most complex, complex and serious issues that this Court will ever be called upon to decide.”
On January 9, a three-judge panel heard oral arguments and appeared skeptical of Trump's immunity claims — one judge, a Biden appointee, asked attorney John Sawyer whether Trump would be subject to criminal prosecution if he ordered SEAL Team 6 to assassinate his rivals. Politicians.
Meanwhile, the March 4 trial date in Jack Smith's case in D.C. has been postponed.
Earlier this month, Judge Tanya Chutkan, the Obama appointee overseeing Jack Smith's Jan. 6 case against Trump in D.C., formally postponed the trial.
Judge Chutkan issued an order to postpone the trial and asked potential jurors who were asked to fill out a pre-trial questionnaire not to appear in court.
Meanwhile in Florida….
Judge Cannon, a Trump appointee who is overseeing the Jack Smith secret documents case in Florida, will hold a hearing on March 1 to get an update on the status of the special counsel's case in D.C.
Cannon suggested that the May 20 trial date in the classified documents case be postponed if the special counsel cannot resolve Trump's immunity argument in time.
