Special Counsel Jack Smith on Friday pushed to publicly release a redacted version of his 180-page โopening briefโ with cherry-picked quotes to do the maximum damage to Trump shortly before the presidential election.
Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday approved Jack Smithโs request to submit a 180-page โopening briefโ on President Trump in the January 6 DC case.
Trumpโs attorneys previously asked Chutkan to deny Jack Smithโs request to file a 180-page opening brief because it is quadruple the page limit in DC.
โThe Motion is a new development illustrating the unprecedented and irregular nature of the Officeโs approach on remand, as they are seeking permission to file a document that would quadruple the standard page limits in this District. The Office cites no case in which such relief was granted, just as they cited no authority for the previous request to file a free-standing brief relating to Presidential immunity that is not responsive to a pending defense motion,โ Trumpโs lawyers wrote in a 9-page court filing reviewed by The Gateway Pundit.
Trumpโs attorneys rightfully argued that Jack Smithโs allegations presented through the 180-page document will โenter the dialogue around the election.โ
They also argued that the gag order prevents Trump from even responding to the allegations and explaining in detail why Jack Smithโs selective biased account is inaccurate.
Jack Smith is now pushing to release cherry-picked quotes from witnesses to do the most damage to Trump in the weeks leading up to the election.
โRather, the publicโs interest is fully vindicated by accessing the substantive material in the Governmentโs filing,โ Jack Smithโs filing said, according to ABC News. โFor example, the unredacted substance of what a witness said is more important, for purposes of public access, than the redacted identity of the specific person who said it.โ
ABC News reported:
A day after filing a sealed brief seeking to justify his superseding indictment against Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith is pushing to file a public version of the brief that includes โsubstantiveโ summaries of what investigators learned from witnesses in the former presidentโs federal election interference case.
In his lengthy brief filed under seal on Thursday, Smith presented his case for how the Supreme Courtโs ruling on presidential immunity does not apply to Trumpโs criminal case, in which the former president is accused of seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
In their filing Friday, prosecutors argued that releasing a version of the brief that removes the names of witnesses other than Vice President Mike Pence โ and also redacts nonpublic information sources โ would respect the courtโs orders and serve the publicโs interest in the case.
Judge Tanya Chutkan set a schedule in Jack Smithโs opening brief.
If she releases Jack Smithโs 180-page monstrosity, it wonโt be until mid to late October.
NEW: Tanya Chutkan sets a schedule in Jack Smithโs โopening briefโ filing.
Look like we wonโt see this until mid October.
I believe Trumpโs lawyers will file other motions to dismiss next month including immunity and unconstitutional appointment of Jack Smith. pic.twitter.com/UNoCn9yK0p
โ Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) September 27, 2024
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