Smith said his team needs to ‘assess the unprecedented circumstances and determine the appropriate course going forward’ in the case.
A federal judge granted special counsel Jack Smith’s request to clear all court deadlines from the case against President-elect Donald Trump and allowed Smith more time to look into the “unprecedented circumstances” of prosecuting a case against an incoming commander-in-chief.
In court papers filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Smith wrote that “as a result of the election” held on Tuesday and because of the expectation that Trump will be “certified as president-elect” on Jan. 6, 2025, and inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025, he is asking the court to vacate several pretrial deadlines that were ordered.
Smith said that his team needs to “assess the unprecedented circumstances and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy,” according to the court filing.
