MSNBC's “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough disparaged all circuit courts except liberal Washington, D.C., during a debate Wednesday morning.
Former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg said the March 4 date for Jack Smith's trial could still be upheld, calling Smith's case “simple and straightforward” and an easy case to prepare for trial. He claimed that.
Rosenberg said, “I think it's a relatively easy case for the D.C. Circuit to decide, but in this case, the loser, Trump, might ask all the jurors to hear it en banc; I think it will be rejected.”
“And we don't even know if the Supreme Court will take up this case at this point. So if these things happen, we can get the case back on track quickly. I have a March 4 trial date. I don't think it's doomed. It's in jeopardy and might be postponed for weeks or months, but there could be a trial in this case. These “ifs” “If we have that in place, I believe it will be late spring or early summer, well before the election,” Rosenberg said. he claimed.
Mr. Scarborough then asked his lawyer, George Conway, if he thought Mr. Rosenberg's claims made sense. (Related: President Trump moves to hold Jack Smith in contempt of court)
“George, where does this end? You think, as Chuck believes, this argument is so ridiculous that Donald Trump's lawyers should get the entire DC Circuit to listen and make it to the Supreme Court.” Do you think they can't delay it by asking them to consider it? This is such a laughable argument, and since this is a DC circuit, not some random circuit in an elevated space, they also ignore it. Scarborough asked with a laugh.
Conway said the March 4 date could be “sticky” and that the D.C. Circuit likely would issue a decision within a week. Conway also said there is “a good chance” the Supreme Court will not accept the ruling.
Smith alleges that Trump tried to overturn the election and that Trump engaged in a “conspiracy to fraudulently obstruct and disrupt the January 6th Congressional proceedings in which the results of the presidential election were to be tabulated and certified.” are doing. Smith has been trying to keep the timeline on track as former President Donald Trump appeals to Judge Tanya Chutkan, who refused to dismiss the case based on claims of presidential immunity.
The Supreme Court declined to grant Smith's request for an expedited review of the case, and Smith asked the court to skip the lower courts, which are next in line to consider the issue.
In December, the Supreme Court accepted a case challenging the scope of the obstruction law used to indict hundreds of defendants on January 6, along with President Trump.
