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Column: Jack Smith's latest push to get Donald Trump's Jan. 6 trial moving before the election

www.latimes.com Column: Jack Smith's latest push to get Donald Trump's Jan. 6 trial moving before the election

The special counsel urged the Supreme Court to let the case proceed as soon as possible rather than delaying it for theoretical questions about presidential immunity.

Column: Jack Smith's latest push to get Donald Trump's Jan. 6 trial moving before the election

"Given the importance of the trial schedule, the key practical question is whether the court focuses solely on Trump’s case or endorses immunity in other instances. Smith’s gambit is a fallback that would let the court order the trial to proceed even if its opinion extends to broader principles of immunity."

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