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The Latest Breaking News from Jack Smith

Jack Smith asks US Supreme Court justices to rule on Trump immunity in election conspiracy case — and quick

A ruling would mark the first time the nation’s highest court has weighed in on his criminal cases

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 architect helping multiple probes

Kenneth Chesebro is cooperating with prosecutors across the country after pleading guilty to conspiracy in Georgia

Salon

New Trump plan: Halt DC case entirely

Trump's appeal could delay proceedings in Chutkan's case by weeks or even months, leaving March trial date in doubt

Salon

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Prof: Smith hints at "powerful evidence"

Prosecutors vowed to introduce evidence of Trump’s “public endorsement and encouragement of violence”

Salon

The Republican candidates have learned from Trump’s legal woes and are condemning Jan 6 – aside from Vivek Ramaswamy

The former vice president had a standout moment at the first Republican debate as he put himself forward as the defender of the Constitution, Gustaf Kilander writes

The Independent UK

Experts: Trump's "disastrous legal day"

Trump's presidential immunity claims go up in smoke

Salon

Federal judge rejects Trump's immunity claims in 2020 election interference case

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's decision amounts to a sharp rejection to challenges the Trump defense team had raised to the four-count indictment in advance of the trial.

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Court "gaffe" reveals Perry "complicity"

“Perry was up to his eyeballs in support of J6 insurrection," says ex-Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann

Salon

GOP lawmaker makes not-so-veiled threat against Jack Smith

Mr Higgins previously threatened FBI Director Chris Wray, telling him ‘your day is coming’

The Independent UK

How Trump weaponizes the First Amendment

Trump's threats to a judge while under a gag order expose how the ex-president makes a mockery of the Consitution

Salon

Trump embraces Jan 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from them

Defence attorneys have made clear their strategy involves distancing former president from the horde of rioters

The Independent UK

Pence’s son reportedly convinced him to stand up to Trump over January 6

Former vice-president had planned to skip process to certify Joe Biden’s election victory but changed mind after son’s plea

The Guardian - US

Mike Pence told special counsel he initially decided to skip Jan 6 proceedings, report says

‘Dad, you took the same oath I took,’ Pence says Marine son told him during Christmas break 2020

The Independent UK

Experts: Report sinks Pence J6 narrative

Pence wanted to dodge election certification because it was “too hurtful to my friend” Trump, ABC News reports

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The Independent UK

Trump can’t control fraud trial death threats, lawyers argue

A top court security officer found ‘hundreds’ of credible threats and violent messages to court staff

The Independent UK

Trump lawyers dismiss death threats as ‘irrelevant’ to federal gag order

Prosecutors warned judges about his fraud trial threats. His attorneys called it ‘irrelevant information’

Salon

Expert: "Graymail" worry in Cannon case

Ex-CIA lawyer says Cannon's shenanigans raise concerns that she is "deliberately" derailing schedule

Reason

Trump Gag Order Raises Unsettled Constitutional Questions

A D.C. Circuit judge says the government’s defense of the order gives short shrift to "the First Amendment’s vigorous protection of political speech."

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Salon

Trump lawyer botches gag order arguments

The three-judge panel appeared likely to uphold but limit Judge Chutkan's gag order on the former president

The Independent UK

Judges aren’t buying Trump’s gag order appeal

Federal appeals court seems open to a narrow order that blocks the former president’s threats

Salon

Cannon leaves other trials "in limbo"

"If you’re a cynic—and I’m not—you might say she deliberately did this," says former CIA lawyer

France 24

US court to hear arguments on reinstating Trump gag order in 2020 election case

A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Monday on whether to reinstate a gag order against Donald Trump in the federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Salon

New Trump book audio could be evidence

"I would expect prosecutors to use that tape to impeach the credibility of his testimony," legal analyst says

Salon

Profs question Cannon's ability to serve

"It's not just she is continually going for Trump but that she is now doing it almost strategically,” expert says

Salon

Order sparks alarm over "Cannon's bias"

Former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann urged Jack Smith to seek Cannon's removal over the order

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