Prosecuting Trump

DC Judge Sides with Trump, Reins In Jack Smith

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan partially sided with Donald Trump on Thursday to limit what special counsel Jack Smith can do in his election interference case against the former president. Trump’s attorneys filed a motion earlier this month calling on Chutkan to hold Smith in contempt for continuing to make filings in the case, […]

Trump Attorneys Respond to Jack Smith with Court Filing, Say ‘234-Year Unbroken Tradition’ Is on Their Side

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers responded to special counsel Jack Smith ahead of oral arguments, writing that a “234-year unbroken tradition” supports Trump’s claim to presidential immunity from prosecution. Quoting extensively from early Americans like Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall and Justice Joseph Story, his attorneys argue in a 41-page […]