Smith asks judge for time to determine "appropriate course" in Trump 2020 election case

Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith has asked nan national territory tribunal successful Washington to forego existent deadlines successful nan lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump related to nan 2020 predetermination to let prosecutors much clip to measure nan "unprecedented circumstance" arising retired of his predetermination Tuesday to service a 2nd word successful nan White House.

Smith told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan successful a one-paragraph filing that his agency would for illustration further clip to "determine nan due people going guardant accordant pinch Department of Justice policy." He said prosecutors will supply much accusation to nan tribunal by Dec. 2.

Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris successful nan title for nan White House connected Tuesday and will beryllium sworn-in for a 2nd word connected Jan. 20. As a consequence of Trump's victory, nan Justice Department and typical counsel's agency are discussing really to upwind down nan ongoing national prosecutions against Trump.

The Justice Department has a longstanding policy against prosecuting a sitting president. 

Citing nan result of nan predetermination and Trump's upcoming inauguration, Smith told nan tribunal that nan deadlines successful nan pretrial schedule group by Chutkan should beryllium tossed retired "to spend nan authorities clip to measure this unprecedented circumstance." 

Trump is facing 4 national charges successful nan lawsuit arising retired of what Smith alleges was an unlawful strategy to subvert nan transportation of powerfulness aft nan 2020 election. He pleaded not blameworthy and has denied wrongdoing. 

Proceedings successful nan lawsuit were halted for months arsenic Trump pursued claims that he was immune from national prosecution each nan measurement up to nan Supreme Court. The precocious tribunal ruled successful July that erstwhile presidents cannot look charges arising from charismatic actions taken while successful nan White House. 

The lawsuit returned to Chutkan successful August, and a expansive assemblage returned a caller indictment against Trump that narrowed nan allegations against him to comply pinch nan Supreme Court's ruling. The 2 sides person been arguing successful tribunal papers astir whether nan caller charges tin stand.

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