SC asked to decide if Pres. Trump is immune from prosecution.

Former President Donald Trump has called the special counsel and his investigation into his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election ‘politically motivated’. Recently, the US Supreme Court has been asked to immediately step in and decide if ex-President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution around the January 6 Capitol riot.

The special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the investigation into Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, made the unusual request for the highest court to make a ruling before any action in the appeals level. Smith believes that the case presents a fundamental question at the heart of our democracy: whether a former President is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed while in office, or is constitutionally protected from federal prosecution when he has been impeached but not convicted before the criminal proceedings begin.

The criminal trial is scheduled to start on March 4 in Federal District Court in Washington, DC. Trump’s appeal of a trial judge’s ruling against his immunity claim could potentially create delays and postpone the trial into the middle of the election or even after it. Smith, with his request for Supreme Court intervention, aims to keep the trial to its present timeline. He acknowledged that this is an extraordinary request, writing, “This is an extraordinary case.”

A spokesperson for Trump blasted Smith, again calling the prosecution ‘completely politically motivated’. Trump is the frontrunner for the GOP nomination in 2024 and the spokesperson added that the Supreme Court has not been kind to Smith in rulings. The spokesperson further stated that the request to rush the witch hunt to trial is an attempt to injure President Trump and his 150 million, at least, supporters.

The Supreme Court is, however, not obligated to take up the case. It picks cases as it deems fit. Smith’s move came the same day that Trump was set to testify in his New York civil fraud case, but decided at the last minute against doing so because he said he had nothing more to say.

Regardless of the Supreme Court’s decision, this case will be a pivotal moment in our democracy. It will be interesting to see how future generations of leaders are impacted by this ruling.

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