Special Counsel Jack Smith has taken an absolute beating at the legal level in his pursuit of former President Donald Trump.
While he faced a mountain of litigation regarding his authority as special counsel, among other issues, Smith recently asked Judge Tanya Chutkan for a three-week delay in Trump's election interference case.
According to Newsweek, some believe Smith is "signaling" to the judge that he's ready to continue the case, but needs more time to consult with the Justice Department on how to proceed.
On Friday, Judge Chutkan approved Smith's request for a delay, raising questions as to what he has up his sleeve at this point.
The request for the trial delay came in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's immunity ruling, which heavily favored Trump and his legal team.
Smith will now have until Aug. 30 to explain his case against Trump now that the immunity ruling has presumably changed his legal strategy to a significant degree.
Tanya Chutkan acquiesces to Jack Smith’s request to delay her status report deadline and postpone hearing.
Chutkan should be embarrassed but I don’t think she’s capable. pic.twitter.com/nSYByX0P6F
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) August 9, 2024
Newsweek noted:
The case, led by special counsel Smith, accuses Trump of attempting to overturn President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory in events that led to the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Trump was indicted by a grand jury in August 2023 on four counts over allegedly working to overturn the election.
Trump had originally claimed immunity from the charges, aruging that he was president at the time so he was not subject to such a prosecution. That defense was bolstered after the high court ruled mostly in Trump's favor on the immunity question.
Newsweek added:
Smith's one-page motion pushes the joint report required by both the prosecution and defense until the end of the month. It was originally supposed to be submitted on Friday, with a scheduled court date for August 16, but that has also been delayed until September now.
Users across social media had their own ideas regarding the latest move from Smith's side and the judge agreeing to it.
"Chutkan is a rubber stamp DC judge who will oversee a Democrat jury in another show trial. The decision will have to be appealed," one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "They’re up to something."
Only time will tell what the new strategy will be on Smith's side, but yeah, they're definitely up to something.
