Who is Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump? Nope, said Smith this week. A tough guy who has prosecuted war crimes in the Hague, Smith clearly recognizes that putting off the case until after next fall's presidential election could let Trump off the hook. So the prosecutor made a bold legal maneuver. Smith moved to bypass the court of appeals, whose involvement could slow things down considerably, and to go directly to the US supreme court for a decision on a foundational issue.
The key question is rather simple. Is Trump above the law? Or, like every other US citizen, must he abide by it? Smith's maneuver was heralded by several prominent legal experts. A huge and possibly brilliant move, a game changer one way or the other, Harry Litman, a former justice department official who teaches constitutional law, wrote on Twitter/X.
[
add
]
[
|
|
...
]