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From CBS News: The federal district judge overseeing the case against President-elect Donald Trump related to the 2020 election agreed to forego current deadlines to allow special counsel Jack Smith and his team more time to assess the “unprecedented circumstance” arising out of his election Tuesday to serve a second term in the White House.
Smith asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in a one-paragraph filing for additional time to “determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy.” He said prosecutors will provide more information to the court by Dec. 2. Chutkan quickly granted Smith’s request and tossed out the remaining deadlines she had set. She ordered the government to submit to her a report “indicating its proposed course for this case going forward” by Smith’s proposed early-December deadline.
Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House on Tuesday and will be sworn-in for a second term on Jan. 20. As a result of Trump’s victory, the Justice Department and special counsel’s office are discussing how to wind down the ongoing federal prosecutions against Trump.
The Justice Department has a longstanding policy against prosecuting a sitting president.
“As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant is expected to be certified as President-elect on January 6, 2025, and inaugurated on January 20, 2025. The Government respectfully requests that the Court vacate the remaining deadlines in the pretrial schedule to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy,” Smith wrote in his filing.
“By December 2, 2024, the Government will file a status report or otherwise inform the Court of the result of its deliberations. The Government has consulted with defense counsel, who do not object to this request,” Smith added.
Jack Smith has asked Judge Tanya Chutkan to vacate all remaining deadlines in his case against President-elect Donald J. Trump.
It’s done. pic.twitter.com/VSgVcSdlTC
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) November 8, 2024
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Judge Chutkan immediately granted the motion to vacate Jack Smith case pic.twitter.com/X1yXGK1qfd
— dustin mills (@dustinemills24) November 8, 2024
Special counsel Jack Smith asks a judge for time to decide the “appropriate course” in Trump’s 2020 election case. https://t.co/BqfNZSHyK7
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 8, 2024
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