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Jack Smith Slams Trump For Delay Tactic in New Court Filing

The Justice Department just filed a scathing opposition to Trump's request

Author:
Ben Meiselas
Publish date:
Aug 5, 2023

Things are already heating up in the federal criminal case against Donald Trump following Trump’s arrest and arraignment. Jack Smith is not playing around.

Special Counsel Jack Smith just filed an opposition to Donald Trump’s “motion for extension of time” where Trump seeks to delay the time to respond to the proposed protective order filed by Jack Smith’s team on Friday.

Jack Smith filed a proposed protective order on Friday night immediately after Trump made a social media post stating in all caps: “IF YOU COME AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!”

On Saturday morning, Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered Donald Trump to respond to the proposed protective order by no later than Monday, August 7, 2023.

Instead of complying with the court’s order, on Saturday morning, Trump’s legal time filed a motion requesting an extension of time to August 10 and requested an oral argument on the matter.

Jack Smith immediately filed an opposition.

In the opposition papers, Jack Smith calls out Trump’s attempt at delay by stating: “Rather than spend time complying with the Court's order, the defendant drafted a filing as to why he did not have time to review the 5-page protective order.”

Jack Smith also points out in his opposition that the protective order proposed by the government is almost identical to the one Trump’s lawyers agreed to in the Florida criminal case and Trump’s team was not getting back to him.

Jack Smith says in his motion that his team is available any day of the week, on weekends, on holidays, and at anytime of the day to meet and confer to move this case along.

Here is the opposition filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team:

Here is the motion requesting an extension of time filed by Trump’s lawyers:

Here is Judge Chutkan’s prior minute order: