Jack Smith’s Request for Delay Could Mean He’s Planning for a Kamala Harris Victory in His Strategy To Try Trump

The Department of Justice appears to be recalibrating as it bets on a Kamala Harris victory and possibly contemplates a revised indictment.

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Vice President Harris and Governor Walz at Eau Claire, Wisconsin, August 7, 2024. Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request for a three-week delay in the January 6 trial — granted on Friday by Judge Tanya Chutkan — could signal a change in strategy at the highest levels of the Department of Justice, and even at the White House. 

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