Special counsel Jack Smith asks judge to delay next steps in Trump election interference case

Special counsel Jack Smith is asking the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case for more time to propose a timetable for future proceedings after the Supreme Court upended the case with last month’s immunity ruling. If the request is granted, it would give prosecutors three more weeks to consult with other parts of the Justice Department on a way forward in a case that focuses on Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. In a Truth Social post Thursday night, he said the Supreme Court’s ruling warranted dismissing a series of cases against him. “It is clear that the Supreme Court’s Historic Decision on Immunity demands and requires a Complete and Total Dismissal of ALL the Witch Hunts,” Trump wrote, referring to his legal woes as coordinated “political attacks” and “election interference.” Trump’s federal election interference case is just one of his legal battles that has been affected by the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling last month, which rejected his broad claim of immunity but found that he was entitled to some immunity for official acts while in office. A Trump-appointed judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against him after the Supreme Court’s ruling, and a New York judge overseeing his hush money case agreed to delay a sentencing hearing after defense attorneys requested more time to argue that the high court’s decision last month warranted a new trial. Trump had been scheduled to be sentenced on July 11 after a New York jury found him guilty in May on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with hush money his former attorney paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election to conceal an alleged affair. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/jack-smith-asks-judge-delay-steps-trump-election-case-rcna165898