Judge Lets Jack Smith File January 6 ‘Hit Piece,’ Rejects Trump’s Protests That It’s Election Interference

The special counsel scores permission to file his book-length case for why the 45th president can be prosecuted.

AP/Evan Vucci, file
President Trump at Washington, January 6, 2021. AP/Evan Vucci, file

Judge Tanya Chutkan’s decision to grant permission to Special Counsel Jack Smith to file an “oversized” brief is a blow to President Trump’s efforts to ward off a January 6 filing that could be politically devastating. The former president calls it a “false hit piece,” but his options to stop it could be running out.  

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