President Trump's election interference trial is unlikely to move forward by election day in light of Monday's Supreme Court ruling, legal experts say.
Legal experts say it is unlikely that former President Trump will face trial in his Washington election interference case before election day, given the Supreme Court's new ruling on the issue. The Court on Monday ruled that Trump and all former presidents enjoy presumptive immunity for 'official acts' made while in office.
The court's descriptions of official functions and the penumbra around those functions will heavily impact these cases. Special Counsel Jack Smith has benefited from a highly favorable trial court judge. However, Judge Chutkan is no longer writing on a blank slate. The Court followed the right hook in the Fischer case with an absolute haymaker in the Trump case,' he added.
Still, debate over Trump's actions following the 2020 election will take time. Attorney and legal commentator John Shu says a trial before Election Day is almost certainly off the table. 'Logistically, I don’t see how Jack Smith and the DOJ can start either the D.C. or Florida trials against former president Trump before November, let alone finish them by then,' he told Fox, referencing the D.C. election interference case and Florida classified documents case.
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