Trump Urges Supreme Court Not to Fast-Track DC Immunity Claim
- Justices mull bypassing appeals court level to speed up case
- Special counsel seeking to have election trial start March 4
Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump said the US Supreme Court should hold off on intervening in the federal criminal case against him over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Trump urged the court on Wednesday to reject Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request for fast-track consideration of the former president’s claim of immunity from prosecution. Smith, seeking to ensure the trial can start on March 4, is asking the justices to directly review a federal trial judge’s rejection of immunity, without waiting for an appeals court to rule.