Significant rulings outstanding include Trump’s immunity claim and emergency abortion case
One of the most hotly anticipated cases that the supreme court could rule on today is Donald Trump’s challenge to the federal charges against him for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. His lawyers say that Trump is immune from prosecution because he carried out the alleged acts as president, and, during oral arguments in April, some of the justices on the conservative-dominated court seemed to agree, at least in part.
The federal election interference case is one of two brought against Trump by special prosecutor Jack Smith. The other concerns the former president’s possession of classified documents and conspiring to keep them from investigators.
Donald Trump is expected next week to ask the federal judge presiding in the criminal case over his retention of classified documents to revoke prosecutors’ access to memos made by his ex-lawyer that became key evidence of his efforts to obstruct the investigation, according to sources familiar with the plans.
The request will be made before US district judge Aileen Cannon at a sealed hearing Tuesday. The former president last month challenged prosecutors’ access to transcripts of voice memos made by ex-lawyer Evan Corcoran, but what Trump will seek behind closed doors has not been reported.
Joe Biden is at the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland, with nothing public on his schedule. That probably means he is preparing for next Thursday’s debate with Trump.
Trump has seen a surge in fundraising since his May criminal conviction, the New York Times reports, bringing his financial power close to that of the Biden campaign.
An appeals court has refused top Trump ally Steve Bannon’s attempt to delay the start date of his prison sentence for contempt of Congress, meaning he must be behind bars by 1 July.
Continue reading…Significant rulings outstanding include Trump’s immunity claim and emergency abortion caseOne of the most hotly anticipated cases that the supreme court could rule on today is Donald Trump’s challenge to the federal charges against him for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. His lawyers say that Trump is immune from prosecution because he carried out the alleged acts as president, and, during oral arguments in April, some of the justices on the conservative-dominated court seemed to agree, at least in part.The federal election interference case is one of two brought against Trump by special prosecutor Jack Smith. The other concerns the former president’s possession of classified documents and conspiring to keep them from investigators.Donald Trump is expected next week to ask the federal judge presiding in the criminal case over his retention of classified documents to revoke prosecutors’ access to memos made by his ex-lawyer that became key evidence of his efforts to obstruct the investigation, according to sources familiar with the plans.The request will be made before US district judge Aileen Cannon at a sealed hearing Tuesday. The former president last month challenged prosecutors’ access to transcripts of voice memos made by ex-lawyer Evan Corcoran, but what Trump will seek behind closed doors has not been reported.Joe Biden is at the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland, with nothing public on his schedule. That probably means he is preparing for next Thursday’s debate with Trump.Trump has seen a surge in fundraising since his May criminal conviction, the New York Times reports, bringing his financial power close to that of the Biden campaign.An appeals court has refused top Trump ally Steve Bannon’s attempt to delay the start date of his prison sentence for contempt of Congress, meaning he must be behind bars by 1 July. Continue reading…