Jack Smith, Comparing Trump to a ‘Bank Robber,’ Seeks To Bar Him From Criticizing Prosecution in Front of Jury, Cites Fear of ‘Nullification’
The special counsel wants to bar the 45th president from presenting to the jury ‘irrelevant’ evidence of a political motive in the prosecution.
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s sweeping request, made in a filing today, that President Trump be barred from making the case to a jury that his prosecution is political appears set to roil a case that is otherwise on freeze frame.
The filing to Judge Tanya Chutkan comes as the criminal case against Mr. Trump for efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election is suspended. It awaits appellate resolution of the question of whether the immunities of the presidency and the prohibition of double jeopardy preclude Mr. Smith’s case.
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