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Judge Chutkan Repeatedly Shuts Down Trump Lawyers in Brutal Hearing on Immunity
Judge Tanya Chutkan REJECTS Trump's Lawyers Arguments, Sides With Jack Smith on Immunity Litigation
Judge Chutkan Repeatedly Shuts Down Trump Lawyers in Brutal Hearing
Today was the first hearing in DC federal court in Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion case since the Supreme Court handed down its presidential immunity ruling.
Glenn Kirschner 6 SEP 2024
Trump had his first January 6 hearing since the Supreme Court immunity decision?and Judge Chutkan rejected nearly every argument from his lawyers
Tanya Chutkan, an Unflinching Judge in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial
I was in court for today's hearing and this video discusses how Judge Tanya Chutkan would have none of the arguments of Trump's lawyer, John Lauro, who tried to convince her that she should not promptly litigate the very issue the Supreme Court directed he to promptly litigate, namely, which of Trump's crimes, acts, and conduct constitute official presidential acts worthy of immunity and which do not.
The hearing did no go well for Trump and his lawyers.
Trump?s trial over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election resumed in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, and it was off to a rough start as Judge Tanya Chutkan repeatedly shot down arguments from his legal team.
Trump?s team hid behind the Supreme Court?s ruling on presidential immunity two months ago, claiming that Trump could not be prosecuted over his ?official acts? as president.
Instead, Chutkan declared she would treat Trump like any other criminal defendant.
Trump attorney John Lauro tried to argue against special counsel Jack Smith?s legitimacy in one instance, citing the fact that Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Trump?s classified documents case by ruling that Smith?s appointment was not legitimate.... Chutkan again readily dismissed their argument.
Lauro then tried to challenge prosecutors? proposal that Trump?s team file a brief on the immunity issue by the end of September, calling it ?extremely prejudicial.? Lauro also tried to claim Trump?s conversations with his vice president, Mike Pence, were ?official acts,? only for Chutkan to rebuff him. Lauro also invoked originalism, which the Supreme Court?s conservatives adhere to, in his claim that Trump?s conversations with Pence were covered by the Supreme Court ruling.... Chutkan shot down that line of thinking.
If Trump?s trial continues to proceed like it has on Thursday, then the former president and convicted felon is going to have a tough time. Smith already put together a superseding indictment taking into account the Supreme Court?s immunity ruling, and Chutkan looks like she won?t be favoring Trump, unlike Cannon in Florida.
We may have a long and brutal federal trial coming soon.... AND....
'This is NOT a Well Man'
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