Trump made Judge Chutkan's job easy

And see Rachel Maddow react to new evidence against Trump [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Thursday, Oct. 03, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [What to know about Jack Smith's monster filing in Trump's federal case in Washington]( //link.msnbc.com/click/36942464.65162/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9iaWRlbi1pbnRlcnZpZXctcmVhY3Rpb24tbWl4ZWQtcmNuYTE2MDQ3OT9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDI0MTAwMyZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B2c4317edBy Jordan Rubin Special counsel Jack Smith’s big immunity brief [is here](. The 165-page (somewhat redacted) motion [lays out why](, in the government’s view, the Supreme Court’s [immunity ruling]( doesn’t stop Donald Trump from standing trial in his federal election interference case. As an example of what the motion seeks to accomplish, consider the discussion of the [alleged evidence]( related to former Vice President Mike Pence, whom Trump pressured to subvert the 2020 presidential election. To understand the Pence analysis, recall that Chief Justice John Roberts’ July 1 ruling in [Trump v. United States]( granted absolute immunity for “core” presidential acts, presumptive immunity for all other official acts, and no immunity for unofficial acts. While the high court’s Republican-appointed majority said that it’s up to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to perform the immunity analysis in the first instance, the justices gave the Washington judge a head start in some parts, including with Pence. They said that whenever Trump and Pence discussed “their official responsibilities” — namely regarding Pence’s certification of Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, 2021 — they had engaged in “official conduct.” This is a preview of Jordan Rubin's latest article. 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