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Former President Trump made a new bid Friday to remove special counsel Jack Smith from the classified documents case in Florida, citing the Supreme Court's recent opinion on presidential immunity. Why it matters: The Supreme Court ruling was a partial victory for Trump,
Donald Trump’s strategy to delay his legal cases beyond the election got a boost as the judge in the classified documents case adjusted some deadlines to account for the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision.
Former President Trump is beginning to leverage the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling in his classified documents criminal case. In court papers filed Friday, Trump asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to halt most proceedings in the case until she resolves Trump’s immunity defense.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump cited a Supreme Court ruling that said former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.
Former President Trump has requested a partial pause in his classified documents in light of the Supreme Court’s decision that granted him immunity for official acts.
In a blockbuster decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that Trump is entitled to presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts taken while in office.
Donald Trump has asked to pause the prosecution over his alleged mishandling of classified information after the US Supreme Court ruled the former president was potentially immune from criminal charges related to official acts.