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(142,269 posts) Thu Oct 24, 2024, 07:48 PM Oct 24

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

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/

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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Trump moves to dismiss Jan. 6 indictment and stop 'private-citizen Smith' from spending money (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 24 OP

IOW Jack Smith knows stuff, can prove stuff, got the goods BOSSHOG Oct 24 #1

I have a dream that one day traitortrump and his loose cannon will be bound by law. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 24 #2

The DC circuit has ruled on this theory LetMyPeopleVote Oct 24 #3

I was gonna post this...what are they doing? PortTack Oct 24 #7

Hoping that the 11th Circuit rules in favor of this theory and so gets to appeal to the SCOTUS LetMyPeopleVote Oct 24 #8

Grasping at straws UpInArms Oct 24 #4

Regardless of Cannon's ruling, the issue of Smith's appointment was ruled appropriate long ago. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 24 #5

trump needs to be reminded he's not in charge. mpcamb Oct 24 #6

How many tens of millions have the taxpayers spent on protecting private citizen Trump? LudwigPastorius Oct 24 #9

BOSSHOG

(39,836 posts)

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

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2024, 07:53 PM

Oct 24

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

(36,587 posts)

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

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2024, 08:01 PM

Oct 24

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

LetMyPeopleVote

(154,456 posts)

3. The DC circuit has ruled on this theory

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2024, 08:12 PM

Oct 24

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