Deranged Jack Smith just won’t quit despite the unambiguously clear directions from the court.
Until the issue of Presidential immunity is decided, Jack Smith is not to introduce any new motions or otherwise litigate the current case against President Trump.
Of course, Smith has continued to petition the court for this and that, and through the holidays too! Doesn’t he have a life or a family? He needs to give it a rest.
Sick of Smith’s clear violation of the court order, the 45th President and his legal team filed a new motion to hold Jack Smith in contempt of court.
Their filing opened up with: “The Stay Order is clear, straightforward, and unambiguous. All substantive proceedings in
this Court are halted. Despite this clarity, the prosecutors began violating the Stay almost immediately.”
Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung also issued this statement in response:
NEW: Trump’s lawyers ask Judge Chutkan to consider contempt of court charge against Special Counsel Jack Smith for defying stay order on Jan 6 trial. Smith continues to file motions while case is on hold awaiting immunity ruling: pic.twitter.com/FTwS8rHESz
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) January 4, 2024
Axios broke down elements of the Trump legal team’s recent motion:
Trump’s lawyers asked Chutkan to release an order showing why prosecutors should not be held in contempt or ordered to withdraw the filings they have submitted.
Trump’s lawyers also asked Chutkan to explain why prosecutors should not be barred from submitting future filings.
Conservative influencer George summed it up: “The Stay Order is clear, straightforward, and unambiguous. All substantive proceedings in this Court are halted.” Despite the pretrial & trial deadlines being indefinitely postponed, Smith has still been filing new discovery requests, more motions, etc.”
BREAKING: Donald Trump has filed a motion to hold Jack Smith in contempt of court for violating the order that puts a hold to ALL proceedings related to the January 6th case as the higher courts consider the question of Presidential immunity
"The Stay Order is clear,… pic.twitter.com/Fdtbe8YPXF
— George (@BehizyTweets) January 4, 2024
ABC News highlighted:
In a filing Thursday, Trump’s lawyers argue that the special counsel continuing to file briefs and produce discovery to the defense while the case is on hold is just a tactic to “use this case a platform to advance” President Joe Biden’s “political talking points.”
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