Chutkan could force the Trump defense to work in parallel with SCOTUS making their decision. Announce trial starts x days after SCOTUS gives decision assuming they find no immunity. x is calculated on the time she has already given the defense, they have already had, taken. If Cannon tries a blocking tactic, drop the Florida case and refile later in NYS just the charges/crimes that occurred in NYS. Smith is being given 3 weeks after Trump lawyers have 3 weeks to present written arguments. Smith can ask for less than his 3 weeks and ask the court to start arguments then a few weeks earlier.njbill wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:22 pmI think the crux of the Florida case involves post presidency action for which Trump would have no viable claim for immunity. Some of the case, though, may involve actions he took (taking the documents) while he was still president.dislaxxic wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:01 pm The fact of this review on Immunity has been taken by SCOTUS is the perfect softball for Cannon to close down HER case pending the results of the Immunity decision. Trump's lawyers in Florida will certainly ask for this on Friday. They made similar, if not identical, immunity claims in Cannon's court.
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Assuming some significant part of the case involves pre-January 20 conduct, then, yes, by rights Cannon should shut everything down until the Supreme Court rules. We will see what she does on Friday. Under the blocking theory, she will set a trial date for, say, August, preventing the DC case from getting set for trial before the election, assuming the Supreme Court rules against Trump. Then in August, she will postpone the case until after the election. At that point, it will be impossible, or at least difficult, for the DC case to be tried before the election.
I have to believe "logic" on the part of Chutkan counts for something, especially when making the argument that speed is important to the "people". Giving these criminals another 88(?) days to prepare their case is bull*hit.
Larry Tribe makes the case the court worded the question so that they could delay forever on Trump's behalf. They are not answering the simple question.