Staff Reports
On Monday, news broke that the former and potentially future President Donald Trump is not backing down without a fight when it comes to the January 6 case. The man who once ran the country with his signature comb-over has taken his case to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking them to put the brakes on the whole shebang. Why? Well, he claims he’s got some “presidential immunity” up his sleeve, and he’s not afraid to use it.
SCOTUS Gives Jack Smith One Week to Respond to Trump's Immunity Claims https://t.co/jAWFiLTBtG
— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) February 14, 2024
The Court wasted no time giving Special Counsel Jack Smith a deadline to respond to Trump’s request – February 20. That’s not exactly warp speed, but hey, good things come to those who wait, right? This timeline suggests that the justices might not be in a hurry to rush through this spicy legal drama.
If you’re wondering what Curt Levey, a fancy-pants constitutional law attorney and president of the Committee for Justice, thinks about all this, he’s basically saying that the Court giving Smith a week to respond shows they’re taking this stuff seriously. Translation? This ain’t no small potatoes, folks.
Now, here’s where things get really juicy. There’s a chance that the trial, originally scheduled for March 4, might get a rain check. And guess what? If Trump can dodge the trial until after the election, he could potentially waltz back into the Oval Office and give himself a little presidential pardon. Talk about a plot twist! This is like a real-life political thriller.
But hold onto your MAGA hats, because it gets even better. The cherry on top of this judicial sundae is that President Joe Biden’s plans to use the Department of Justice (DOJ) as his own personal weapon against his political adversaries might hit a speed bump. It seems Uncle Joe is none too pleased with the slow-and-steady approach of his Attorney General Merrick Garland when it comes to going after Trump. The New York Times even spilled the tea that Biden wants Garland to trade in his judge’s robes for a prosecutor’s suit ASAP. Looks like the White House drama just got turned up to 11.
