Wow. Today was the day for Jack Smith to turn in his written filing for how the prosecution of Traitor Tot should proceed, and once again Smith didn’t disappoint. You can tell by the intensity of the squealing of Trump’s legal piglets as they run for Mama Sow.
These kinds of filings normally tend to run about 4-56 pages, with suggestions and citations to strengthen the prosecutors point. Apparently Team Smith didn’t get the memo about going into overtime.
Thus filing is an astounding 180 pages, and it’s pure Jack Smith, the killer shark. Rather than put out a filing with the prosecutions opening gambits for how things should be resolved concerning issues of presidential immunity, Smith came out of the gate like Seattle Slew, and left the Trump lawyers trailing behind like a bunch of Shetland ponies.
Here’s Smith’s filing in brief, and it’s a thing of beauty. Rather than offering ideas on how to deal with the legality of evidence and statements, Smith argues that the case case should proceed directly to trial for the simple reason that the superseding indictment had been crafted post SCOTUS ruling, and specifically crafted to pass any appellate challenges on admissibility. How’s that for a knock in the nuts first thing in the morning?
But Smith is just getting started. The rest of the filing is Smith holding his own mini trial in writing. This means presenting testimony, exhibits and evidence, with supporting legal citations for each one showing why they pass the presidential immunity litmus test. And in his brief he includes such things as grand jury transcripts, FBI witness statements, written documents, phone and text records, and audio tape transcripts. All Judge Chutkan has to do is to read the damn thing, research the citations, and rule.
Traitor Tot’s legal Hush Puppies are livid with rage, and here’s why. Today is Tuesday. Like all court filings, it is an open record document. Which means that by not later than Friday, after it’s been processed by the court, it should be posted on the court’s web page, in its full form. And the entire weekend will be wall-to-wall Special Coverage of every dude with a law degree the networks can find picking through the thing with a fine tooth comb.
Which is the last thing El Pendejo ex Presidente wants. His lawyers are screaming bloody murder about this filing being a politically motivated sandbag operation to hurt His Lowness. They want the filing immediately sealed, and no further action taken until after election day, claiming the DOJ’s 60 day rule preceding an election..
To which I gleefully say, Yo, Fothermuckers! What did you expect. For the last year and a half, you’ve been engaged in a witch hunt of your own, trying to delay the trial until after the election with bullsh*t claims of presidential immunity. Well, your glass is half full, you got limited immunity, but the Supreme Court was too fast by half. And Judge Churkan has made it abundantly clear at every step that she doesn’t give a fat rats ass about a political schedule, she has a court schedule to run. And just FYI sh*t-for-brains, the DOJ’s 60 day rule applies only to new investigations, grand juries, or indictments. Thanks to your childish chickensh*t antics, this case is old enough to start collecting Social Security.
But from what I’ve heard, if Chutkan does decide to release Smith’s filing to the public, there isn’t a damn thing that Trump’s legal koi can do about it. According to NBC News legal analyst Lisa Ruben, a ruling on a pre-trial motion is not an interlocutory judgement, it is instead a ruling, which even the Supreme court grants district judges almost dictatorial control of, as well as scheduling. So El Sleazo would have to wait until after a conviction and sentencing to make that ruling a part of his appeal to overturn the judgment against him.
I get the feeling that this is going to move very quickly. Judge Chutkan has been furious with the Trump ambulance chasers for their obstructionist tactics. Now that she finally has the case back, she’s going to want to move forward with all possible speed. And Jack Smith may have just handed her a Porsche 914 to do it in. Don’t touch that dial.
I thank you for the privilege of your time.
I hope he’s handed her something faster than a Porsche 914, the “VW-Porsche’. Might I suggest a 911, 959 or 930 as metaphor.
Start your engines ladies and gentlemen!!
really really good news. Thanks!
And for once they can’t go running to Roberts for an emergency hearing. It’s entirely up to Chutkin and we know she doesn’t suffer fools.
You ask “… How’s that for a knock in the nuts first thing in the morning?…” and you also “… gleefully say, Yo, Fothermuckers! What did you expect…” In sum, nothing less, but much more will ensue and eventually prevail. Let’s all repeat, in one supportive and affirmative voice “… Yo, Fothermuckers!…”
A “petard” is a (very early) type of bomb. Just sayin’.