Attorneys for failed one-term, twice-impeached former president Donald Trump are now claiming that an appeal for a quick ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether or not Trump is immune from criminal prosecution would be unfair because it would require them and members of their staff to work over the upcoming Christmas holiday.
The Messenger reports this morning that lawyers for the multiply-indicted ex-president all but accused Smith of declaring a personal “war on Christmas” as a way of punishing them and their client.
“This proposed schedule would require attorneys and support staff to work round-the-clock through the holidays, inevitably disrupting family and travel plans,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. “It is as if the Special Counsel ‘growled, with his Grinch fingers nervously drumming, ‘I must find some way to keep Christmas from coming… But how?’”
Additionally, Trump’s attorneys assert that Smith is engaging in election interference as a strategy to benefit President Joe Biden.
“The prosecution has one goal in this case: To unlawfully attempt to try, convict, and sentence President Trump before an election in which he is likely to defeat President Biden. This represents a blatant attempt to interfere with the 2024 presidential election and to disenfranchise the tens of millions of voters who support President Trump’s candidacy.”
The disgraced former president is facing prosecution in multiple jurisdictions on 91 charges involving his attempts to overturn the 2020 election and the illegal storage of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort. If found guilty, Trump could spend the rest of his life in prison.
On Tuesday, Trump shared a posting on his Truth Social site in which a supporter wrote:
It remains to be seen if the highest court in the country agrees.
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They signed up for the gig. No one's holding a gun to their heads. They can choose between Trumpler and their families.