Jack Smith’s Prosecution of Trump Abruptly Removed from Court Docket in Surprise Twist

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The public calendar of the Washington, D.C., federal court system no longer shows a date for former President Donald Trump’s trial on charges related to the events of Jan. 6, 2020.

The calendar had previously shown a March 4 trial date, causing a number of Trump supporters to speculate on the meaning behind the change.

According to The Washington Post, however, this was “a sign of what has long been anticipated,” namely that this trial would be delayed because of Trump’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on the question of whether he should be considered immune from prosecution for actions he took while president.

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna nonetheless appeared to see a connection between a letter sent from her office to special counsel Jack Smith’s office.

Luna did not explain why she believed Smith — who does not control the court’s docket — would be the one to provide “answers” regarding the change.

Bill Shipley, an attorney who has represented a number of Jan. 6 defendants, called the idea that the date change meant that the case against Trump would ultimately be dropped “idiotic,” according to Newsweek.

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