Jack Smith’s odds of putting Trump on trial this year are sinking
by POLITICO
POLITICO— The Supreme Court foreshadowed a long slog for Trump’s D.C. case, while his Florida charges have similarly stalled.
MSNBC—Eric Trump’s court presence at Donald Trump’s trial didn’t help his dad’s ‘family man’ strategy. Especially since Jan. 6, much has been written about the call-and-response dynamic between Donald Trump and his supporters. But since the beginning of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal trial against Trump last month, a different feedback loop has been on display: After the media makes observations of the former president’s courtroom arrangements and behavior, Team Trump appears to make noticeable tweaks in response. Don’t believe me? After the press noted that Trump was sitting alone...
Raw Story—Jack Smith slams Trump valet's new trial stall tactic as 'manufactured and not credible'. Federal prosecutors slammed former President Donald Trump's body man Walt Nauta for his latest push to delay the trial proceedings in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, in a blistering filing made public on Friday.Specifically, Nauta has filed for an extension on the May 9 deadline U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon set for expert disclosures filed by the defendants, and a notice under the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA)."Originally, Nauta had counted on leveraging his...
Raw Story—'Very good news' for Jack Smith as Arizona indictment puts 'pressure' on Trump allies. The new indictments in Arizona against several of former President Donald Trump's allies is not just bad news for them, but a significant opportunity for special counsel Jack Smith in his prosecution of former President Donald Trump for the 2020 election plot, former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said on MSNBC Wednesday.The newly dropped indictment names a number of Republican officials and Trump strategists in an alleged criminal scheme to stop the electoral count in Arizona, including...