It.’s been a while since Special Counsel Jack Smith’s legal team and that of former President Donald Trump faced off in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. The 2020 Election case brought by Smith against Trump has been in limbo since it went up on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on the presidential immunity issue.
Since the SCOTUS July 1 ruling on the scope of immunity, the parties have made various filings, and Smith has filed a superseding indictment, but Thursday marked the first day the parties were actually back before Judge Tanya Chutkan in person, a fact which Chutkan acknowledged as she greeted Trump attorney John Lauro.
Some light repartee right off the bat.
CHUTKAN to Lauro: You look rested.
LAURO: Life was almost meaningless.
CHUTKAN: Enjoy it while it lasts.— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 5, 2024
