President Trump as soon as once more requested Decide Tanya Chutkan to carry Particular Counsel Jack Smith in contempt for violating her order staying all proceedings within the January 6 case towards Trump.
Final month Obama-appointed Decide Tanya Chutkan paused Trump’s January 6 case in DC amid a dispute over the previous president’s immunity argument.
“The prosecutors’ filings and productions, Docs 188, 191, attempt to achieve both of those unlawful goals,” Trump’s legal professionals wrote in a movement accusing Jack Smith of “knowingly, repeatedly and blatantly violating this Court’s Stay Order.”
Trump’s authorized counsel accused Jack Smith of illegally submitting motions to flood the media with anti-Trump headlines.
“It is not a coincidence that the Biden Campaign, the prosecutors, and “sources” near the prosecutors are all trying to concurrently flood the airwaves with matching anti-Trump rhetoric through the Keep,” Trump’s legal professionals wrote.
NEW: Trump’s legal professionals filed one other movement asking Decide Chutkan to carry Particular Counsel Jack Smith in contempt for persevering with to violate a courtroom order that placed on maintain the pretrial schedule pending decision of presidential immunity query. pic.twitter.com/rd5IRVSxpD
— Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) January 13, 2024
That is the second time Trump has asked the Courtroom to carry Jack Smith in contempt within the January 6 case in DC the place the particular counsel hit him with 4 counts: Conspiracy to defraud the USA, conspiracy to hinder an official continuing, obstruction of and try to hinder an official continuing, and conspiracy towards rights.
“President Donald J. Trump respectfully moves this Court for an order to show cause why prosecutors Jack Smith, Molly Gaston, and Thomas Windom (collectively, the “prosecutors”) shouldn’t be held in contempt for violating the Courtroom’s order “stay[ing] any further proceedings that would move this case towards trial or impose additional burdens of litigation on Defendant.” Doc. 186 at 2 (the “Stay Order”).” Trump’s lawyer wrote earlier this month within the order reviewed by The Gateway Pundit.
“The Stay Order is clear, straightforward, and unambiguous. All substantive proceedings in this Court are halted. Despite this clarity, the prosecutors began violating the Stay almost immediately. First, within five days of the Court entering the Stay Order, the prosecutors served thousands of pages of additional discovery, together with a purported draft exhibit list. Through counsel, President Trump advised that he rejected the prosecutors’ unlawful productions, that their actions violated the Stay Order, and that he would seek relief if their malicious conduct continued.” Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche wrote.
Jack Smith responded to Trump’s submitting asking the choose to carry him in contempt. He argued that he didn’t violate Chutkan’s Keep Order as a result of he was offering discovery forward of the pretrial deadlines.
All pretrial proceedings are on maintain pending resolution from the appeals courtroom or presumably SCOTUS, nonetheless, this has not stopped Jack Smith from submitting motions.
Final month Jack Smith filed a movement in courtroom to prevent President Trump from blaming provocateurs and undercover brokers for the January 6 Capitol riot.
President Trump beforehand attacked Jack Smith for submitting an “illegal” movement in one more try to muzzle him and take away his First Modification proper.
“Crooked Joe Biden’s errand boy, Deranged Jack Smith, is obsessed with attacking your favorite President, me, and with interfering in the 2024 Presidential Election, which I am Dominating. Deranged Jack is so Viciously and Desperately Angry that the Supreme Court just unanimously rejected his flailing attempt to rush this Witch Hunt, that he is ignoring the Law and clear instructions from the D.C. Court that this “case” needs to be stayed, and there can’t be any extra filings. Right this moment’s pathetic movement isn’t just Unlawful, it is usually one other Unconstitutional try to remove my First Modification Rights, and to stop me from saying the TRUTH — that every one of those Hoaxes are nothing however a political persecution of me, the MAGA Motion, and the Republican Social gathering by Crooked Joe and his Despicable Thugs. The Radical Left Communists, Marxists, and Fascists are fearful of me talking the TRUTH as a result of the American Folks don’t need them destroying our Nation. Make America Nice Once more!” Trump mentioned on Fact Social final month.
