Special counsel Jack Smith requested a judge recently to bar Donald Trump\u2019s lawyers from injecting politics into the former president\u2019s trial on charges that schemed to overturn the results of 2020 elections.<\/p>\n
In a 20-page filing, Smith\u2019s office told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan that the former president\u2019s lawyers must be prohibited from \u201craising irrelevant political issues or arguments in front of the jury,\u201d including that the prosecution against him is vindictive and selective or was coordinated by President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n
The prosecutors argued that in addition to being wrong, the allegations are also irrelevant to the jury\u2019s determination of the defendant\u2019s guilt or innocence. They added that it must be considered prejudicial and must be excluded from presenting it to the jury.<\/p>\n
The motion to preclude Trump\u2019s lawyers from introducing broad categories of arguments is a way to decide what part of information will the jury get when the case goes onto trial.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the matter was declined by the Supreme Court, but a federal appeals panel will be hearing the argument on January 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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