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Thursday, April 25th:
*Oral Arguments Hearing (U.S. Supreme Court) (re Presidential Immunity) (@ 9:30am ET) - DC – Donald John Trump (77) has been indicted & charged (8/1/23) & arraigned (8/3/23) with four counts re 2020 election: conspiracy to defraud the United States "by using dishonesty, fraud & deceit to obstruct the nation’s process of collecting, counting & certifying the results of the presidential election"; 2 counts of tampering with witness, victim or an informant, conspiracy to obstruct an Official proceeding & conspiracy against rights of citizens. Plead not guilty. Personal recognizance bond. Conditions of release: agreed to by both sides. No violations of federal law. Must appear in court as required. Must sign appearance bond. Shall not communicate about the facts of the case to any individual known to the defendant to be a witness except through attorneys.
The co-conspirators were excluded from the lawsuit. Five of the six alleged co-conspirators, based on details provided in transcripts of testimony to the Jan. 6 Committee & other records, appear to be: longtime Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani; lawyer John Eastman, who helped architect the "fake electors scheme"; attorney Sidney Powell, who helped lead Trump's post-campaign legal efforts; former Justice Dept. official Jeffrey Clark, whom Trump considered making his attorney general and Kenneth Chesebro, another attorney pushing the "fake electors scheme." It is not clear who co-conspirator 6 is, but it could be Boris Epshteyn??).
Trump's alleged role in the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, when a mob of his supporters stormed the building in an effort to stop the confirmation of President Joe Biden's election victory, is under scrutiny from several federal government bodies. The most visible has been a congressional committee that spent 18 months looking into Trump's actions. They held a series of televised hearings laying out their case that his election fraud claims led directly to the riot. Following these hearings, the committee accused Trump of inciting insurrection & other crimes.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan presiding. Prosecution: Thomas Windom, Molly Gulland Gaston, J.P. Cooney & James Pearce all lead attorneys. Defense attorneys: John F. Lauro, lead attorney, Emil Bove, Fitzah I. Pavalon, Pro Hac Vice, Todd Blanche, Pro Hac Vice & Attorney Will Scharf.
Trial was set to begin on 3/4/24 with jury selection has been Vacated (2/2/24) while on appeal. Appeal-denied! (2/6/24).
Case info from 3/25/23 thru 2/12/24 reference post #487 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-1-aug-2023-trial-4-mar-2024-2.690382/page-25
2/14/24 Update: The U.S. Supreme Court sets 2/20/24 deadline for Special Counsel to response to Trump’s immunity case. Smith has already filed his response on 2/14/24. 2/15/24 Update: Trump has filed his reply to Smith's filing to the Supreme Court. The Court will have all the briefings when it meets in conference tomorrow. Could have a decision tomorrow [2/16/24] or Monday [2/19/24]. 2/19/24 Update: Trump filed reply brief in Supreme Court, meaning court will have all the briefing when it meets in conference tomorrow, 2/20/24.
2/28/24 Update: The US supreme court will decide if Trump can be prosecuted on election interference charges, indicating it will move quickly in the immunity case. Trump’s appeal to the nation’s highest court marks the final challenge he can make on the immunity issue related to his federal criminal case. The justices put on hold the criminal case being pursued by special counsel Jack Smith & will review a lower court’s rejection of Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution because he was president when he took actions aimed at reversing Joe Biden’s election victory over him. Trump’s lawyers had requested a stay of that ruling, warning of dire consequences for the presidency absent such immunity. Oral argument set for the week of 4/22/24. That means even if the justices come to a speedy decision – say, in early May – the trial would be pushed off until mid-summer at the earliest. That might not be enough time to actually hold the trial before the election & plays right into Trump’s explicit legal strategy of trying to delay his criminal trials. The court will consider whether, and to what extent, “a former president enjoys presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office”. Oral Arguments hearing was reset to 4/25/24 per The Guardian.
*Oral Arguments Hearing (U.S. Supreme Court) (re Presidential Immunity) (@ 9:30am ET) - DC – Donald John Trump (77) has been indicted & charged (8/1/23) & arraigned (8/3/23) with four counts re 2020 election: conspiracy to defraud the United States "by using dishonesty, fraud & deceit to obstruct the nation’s process of collecting, counting & certifying the results of the presidential election"; 2 counts of tampering with witness, victim or an informant, conspiracy to obstruct an Official proceeding & conspiracy against rights of citizens. Plead not guilty. Personal recognizance bond. Conditions of release: agreed to by both sides. No violations of federal law. Must appear in court as required. Must sign appearance bond. Shall not communicate about the facts of the case to any individual known to the defendant to be a witness except through attorneys.
The co-conspirators were excluded from the lawsuit. Five of the six alleged co-conspirators, based on details provided in transcripts of testimony to the Jan. 6 Committee & other records, appear to be: longtime Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani; lawyer John Eastman, who helped architect the "fake electors scheme"; attorney Sidney Powell, who helped lead Trump's post-campaign legal efforts; former Justice Dept. official Jeffrey Clark, whom Trump considered making his attorney general and Kenneth Chesebro, another attorney pushing the "fake electors scheme." It is not clear who co-conspirator 6 is, but it could be Boris Epshteyn??).
Trump's alleged role in the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, when a mob of his supporters stormed the building in an effort to stop the confirmation of President Joe Biden's election victory, is under scrutiny from several federal government bodies. The most visible has been a congressional committee that spent 18 months looking into Trump's actions. They held a series of televised hearings laying out their case that his election fraud claims led directly to the riot. Following these hearings, the committee accused Trump of inciting insurrection & other crimes.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan presiding. Prosecution: Thomas Windom, Molly Gulland Gaston, J.P. Cooney & James Pearce all lead attorneys. Defense attorneys: John F. Lauro, lead attorney, Emil Bove, Fitzah I. Pavalon, Pro Hac Vice, Todd Blanche, Pro Hac Vice & Attorney Will Scharf.
Trial was set to begin on 3/4/24 with jury selection has been Vacated (2/2/24) while on appeal. Appeal-denied! (2/6/24).
Case info from 3/25/23 thru 2/12/24 reference post #487 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-1-aug-2023-trial-4-mar-2024-2.690382/page-25
2/14/24 Update: The U.S. Supreme Court sets 2/20/24 deadline for Special Counsel to response to Trump’s immunity case. Smith has already filed his response on 2/14/24. 2/15/24 Update: Trump has filed his reply to Smith's filing to the Supreme Court. The Court will have all the briefings when it meets in conference tomorrow. Could have a decision tomorrow [2/16/24] or Monday [2/19/24]. 2/19/24 Update: Trump filed reply brief in Supreme Court, meaning court will have all the briefing when it meets in conference tomorrow, 2/20/24.
2/28/24 Update: The US supreme court will decide if Trump can be prosecuted on election interference charges, indicating it will move quickly in the immunity case. Trump’s appeal to the nation’s highest court marks the final challenge he can make on the immunity issue related to his federal criminal case. The justices put on hold the criminal case being pursued by special counsel Jack Smith & will review a lower court’s rejection of Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution because he was president when he took actions aimed at reversing Joe Biden’s election victory over him. Trump’s lawyers had requested a stay of that ruling, warning of dire consequences for the presidency absent such immunity. Oral argument set for the week of 4/22/24. That means even if the justices come to a speedy decision – say, in early May – the trial would be pushed off until mid-summer at the earliest. That might not be enough time to actually hold the trial before the election & plays right into Trump’s explicit legal strategy of trying to delay his criminal trials. The court will consider whether, and to what extent, “a former president enjoys presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office”. Oral Arguments hearing was reset to 4/25/24 per The Guardian.
