Experts: Special Counsel Mulls Options in Trump Case

Expert legal observers say special counsel Jack Smith is likely plotting one of three options in his prosecution of former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election interference case in Washington, D.C., The Hill reported.

Smith asked for and received an extension by District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan after the Supreme Court’s ruling that gave Trump broad immunity for official acts while president. With the new deadline of Aug. 30 approaching, legal experts distilled Smith’s likely prosecutorial path down to three options:

“They need to make a number of decisions. They have to decide what evidence do they have left potentially within the scope of the immunity ruling,” former federal prosecutor Kimberly Wehle told The Hill.

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