The Witch Hunt Continues
The judge presiding over the election interference case against former President Donald Trump has turned down his motion to dismiss the indictment. Yet, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan noted that Trump could “file a renewed motion once all issues of immunity have been resolved.”
CNN guest host referred to Trump Election Case judge as a Federal judge. Then referred to Judge Cannon, the judge who dismissed the Classified Documents Case, as a Trump “appointed” judge. The CNN host never mentioned that Judge Chutkan was “appointed” by Barack Obama. pic.twitter.com/pW4M6ppOLh
— ETM (@1exposethemedia) August 3, 2024
In her filing on Saturday, Judge Chutkan also scheduled an August 16 conference with defense and prosecution teams to hammer out a timeline for pretrial proceedings. This move follows a Supreme Court ruling that grants Trump a measure of immunity for actions linked to the case. The high court sent the case back to the lower courts to decide which actions by Trump could face prosecution.
The Supreme Court also ruled that any of Trump’s actions deemed official—and therefore immune—cannot be used as evidence in a trial. Judge Chutkan’s proceedings had been paused while the case navigated through the Supreme Court.
🚨 JUST IN: DC Judge Chutkan has DENIED President Trump’s motion to dismiss the case against him after SCOTUS ruled Trump has immunity
This is just another case of ELECTION INTERFERENCE!
The Biden Harris DOJ is simply trying to wrap Trump up in the courtroom and keep him off… pic.twitter.com/l25lk7O4ZR
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 3, 2024
Now that the case is back in her court, Judge Chutkan will decide which aspects of Trump’s alleged conduct in the indictment were official and thus immune from prosecution.
Both sides must file a status report by August 9, outlining a proposed schedule for pretrial proceedings. The report should be jointly filed if both parties can find common ground, a standard practice in federal cases.
The timeline for advancing the case to trial remains unclear. Trump is not required to attend the August 16 meeting.
As expected, Judge Chutkan wastes no time in restarting the proceedings in Jack Smith’s J6 case against Donald Trump.
She filed this order this morning.
Status hearing set for August 16 with status report due this week.
Here we go again… pic.twitter.com/ok2LqsqvgM
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) August 3, 2024
Trump and his lawyers have consistently argued that the former president is protected by prosecutorial immunity for his actions on and before January 6, 2021, the day of the U.S. Capitol attack. Trump and his supporters praised the Supreme Court’s ruling, while Democrats expressed disapproval.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. This entire case is a witch hunt, directed by the DOJ and the Biden Administration to stop Trump’s campaign for the presidency.
Major Points
- Judge Tanya Chutkan denies Trump’s motion to dismiss but allows for a renewed motion after immunity issues are resolved.
- An August 16 conference is scheduled to set a pretrial proceedings timeline.
- Supreme Court granted Trump some immunity, ruling certain official conduct cannot be used as trial evidence.
- Both parties must file a status report by August 9 proposing a pretrial schedule.
- Trump is not required to attend the August 16 meeting and has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Fallon Jacobson – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News
