On Friday, the Supreme Court formally sent the case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump regarding the 2020 election back to the lower courts for further proceedings consistent with its July 1 presidential immunity ruling. In response to the Supreme Court order, the Court of Appeals remanded the case to the District Court and Judge Tanya Chutkan.
NEW: Next Big Move in Trump 2020 Election Case Following Immunity Ruling
As noted in our reporting on that ruling:
No word yet on what sort of briefings or evidentiary hearings Chutkan will request in the matter, but presumably, we’ll be seeing renewed activity in the matter shortly, particularly since Jack Smith is no longer tied up (for the moment) in actively prosecuting the classified documents case in Florida.
Chutkan allowed no dust to gather on the newly returned case. On Saturday, she issued…
