Trump plans to block hearings in January 6 case before 2024 election

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/09/trump-january-6-witnesses-election

Donald Trump is expected to launch a new legal battle to suppress any damaging evidence from his 2020 election-subversion case from becoming public before the 2024 election, preparing to shut down the potency of any “mini-trials” where high-profile officials could testify against him.

The plans come after the US supreme court last week in its ruling that broadly conferred immunity on former presidents opened the door for the US district judge Tanya Chutkan to hold evidentiary hearings – potentially with witnesses – to determine what acts in the indictment can survive.

In the coming months, Trump’s lawyers are expected to argue that the judge can decide whether the conduct is immune based on legal arguments alone, negating the need for witnesses or multiple evidentiary hearings, people familiar with the deliberations said.

If prosecutors with the special counsel Jack Smith press for witnesses such as former vice-president Mike Pence or White House officials to testify, Trump’s lawyers are expected to launch a flurry of executive privilege and other measures to block their appearances, the people said.

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Fuck Smelvis and the corrupt supremes

[Kid Berwyn]

1. The People are starting to notice something is very, very wrong.

And when they figure out who is to blame, L'orange Trumputino won't be able to find a place in the entire USA to set his pimply lard ass down.

[wryter2000]

2. I think she should just decide

That none of his behavior was official and start the trail.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. My understanding was that the SCOTUS majority ordered evidentiary hearings, promptly

Ordered. By SCOTUS. I don't think his lawyers will get far if that is the case.

[odins folly]

4. lawyers are expected to launch a flurry of executive privilege

How do they see this playing out, since he has No Executive anything to invoke??