Donald Trump’s legal team demanded Thursday (January 4) that special counsel Jack Smith’s office be held in contempt for allegedly flouting a DC judge’s stay of further proceedings in the 2020 election subversion case against the former president. NY Post reporter Ryan King shares this story.

In a 15-page motion, attorney John Lauro contended that Smith’s office continued to submit filings to Judge Tanya Chutkan in violation of the pause she ordered while the 77-year-old Trump’s challenge to the case against him makes its way through the courts.

“President Trump has filed a powerhouse motion to hold Crooked Joe Biden’s henchman, Deranged Jack Smith, in contempt of Court for repeatedly violating the stay order in the Washington DC J6 Witch Hunt,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement.

“Rather than respect the rule of law, Jack Smith unilaterally decided to disobey the stay order and continue with his harassing litigation,” Cheung went on. “No prosecutor is above the law.”

Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/news/trump-wants-jack-smith-held-in-contempt-for-filing-motions-despite-stay/

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