Judges warn Trump lawyers 'discrete issues' need to be discussed in immunity claim [View all]

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There have been some interesting amicus briefs filed that raise some issue that TFG may not want to deal with. The Jan. 9 hearing is going to be fun to listen to.

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The judges tasked with ruling on Donald Trump’s immunity claims have warned both the former president and special counsel Jack Smith to be prepared to discuss “discrete issues” raised in past filings, court records show.

The U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit Tuesday told lawyers on both teams they should be ready by Jan. 9 to present oral arguments on issues raised in amicus briefs, or information provided by supporting groups.

While it remains unclear what those discrete issues may be, amicus briefs have come in from high-ranking Republicans, attorneys who served in Trump's White House and even a legal watchdog group challenging the D.C. Circuit court's jurisdiction to rule on presidential immunity at all.

In mid-December, a group of Republican lawmakers — including Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer and former Justice Department official Barbara Comstock — filed an amicus brief backing Smith’s claim that there is no legal precedent for blanket presidential immunity.