Trump moves to dismiss Jan. 6 indictment and stop 'private-citizen Smith' from spending money

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Source: Law & Crime

Oct 24th, 2024, 7:54 pm


Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to dismiss the Jan. 6 case on the basis that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed and has unlawfully spent tens of millions of dollars “on his unjust and unwarranted prosecutions.”

The 30-page proposed motion to dismiss and for injunctive relief is premised on arguments that previously held the day in the Southern District of Florida. Namely, Trump’s attorneys argue the prosecutor in charge of the case was given his authority in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s appointments and appropriations clauses.

While those arguments did prove successful in one courtroom, in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has, so far, appeared disdainful of the idea that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s summer decision might be cited as controlling precedent.

That’s no problem for the 45th president — his latest motion largely relies on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/unjust-case-was-dead-on-arrival-trump-moves-to-dismiss-jan-6-indictment-and-stop-private-citizen-smith-from-spending-money-with-clarence-thomas-leading-the-way/

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Full headline: ‘Unjust case was dead on arrival’: Trump moves to dismiss Jan. 6 indictment and stop ‘private-citizen Smith’ from spending money — with Clarence Thomas leading the way

Link to MOTION (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.270.0_1.pdf

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1. IOW Jack Smith knows stuff, can prove stuff, got the goods

If trump is innocent wouldn’t it be satisfying to prove it in court?

As Hitler said in the 1930s, I do not want the legislators, I want the judiciary. As trump wanted the likes of the corrupt freedom hating scum he appointed.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. I have a dream that one day traitortrump and his loose cannon will be bound by law.

Let them be bound so tightly that even the Subversive Court will be ashamed to intervene.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. The DC circuit has ruled on this theory

There is binding precedent on this theory in the DC circuit that is binding on Judge Chutkan. The 11th circuit has this issue before it in Mar-a-Lago case. I doubt that the 11th circuit will affirm Judge Loose Cannon’s crappy opinion in the Mar-a-Lago case

[PortTack]

7. I was gonna post this...what are they doing?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. Hoping that the 11th Circuit rules in favor of this theory and so gets to appeal to the SCOTUS

[UpInArms]

4. Grasping at straws

What a freaking loser

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Regardless of Cannon's ruling, the issue of Smith's appointment was ruled appropriate long ago. Nt

[mpcamb]

6. trump needs to be reminded he's not in charge.

[LudwigPastorius]

9. How many tens of millions have the taxpayers spent on protecting private citizen Trump?

I'd bet it's a fuck of a lot more than it costs for an independent prosecutor to pursue a dangerous criminal.