The former president's attorneys argued in a court filing that the prosecution's plan to present all arguments at once was improper and a "false hit piece."

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are pushing back against efforts by federal prosecutors to streamline arguments and potential appeals in his 2020 election interference case, arguing they could improperly influence the 2024 race for the White House.

In papers filed Monday in federal court in Washington, defense attorneys contended that special counsel Jack Smith’s plans to file an oversized brief about whether certain Trump actions from his presidency were official or unofficial acts is improper and should not be allowed.

  • Nougat@fedia.io
    15·
    18 hours ago

    Whether it should or not is completely irrelevant. It’s plenty arguable that any events influence elections, regardless of how close those events are to the election. That’s how people make voting decisions, on things that happen.

    Judge Chutkan has already strongly expressed that her court will not consider anything election related when proceeding through this case.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
      3·
      14 hours ago

      Judge Chutkan has already strongly expressed that her court will not consider anything election related when proceeding through this case.

      That would be good news in any of his other cases, but might not be ideal for the one about election interference 😉