Special Council Jack Smith is Fed Up With Donald Trump's Daily Social Media Posts
Former President Donald Trump has been posting daily on social media about Special Council Jack Smith and Judge Tanya Chutkan. Smith and the DOJ have expressed concerns that Trump's "daily extrajudicial statements" about ongoing cases could threaten to prejudice potential jury pools. Judge Chutkan has previously warned Trump against making "inflammatory" posts that could taint jurors, but he has continued doing so. On Tuesday, Trump shared a New York Post article about Judge Chutkan and posted calling Smith "deranged" with "unchecked and insane aggression." The DOJ cited Trump's ongoing comments in a recent filing, arguing they could "grind litigation in this case to a halt." Smith's team agreed more time is needed to avoid prejudicing jurors.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Former President Donald Trump has been posting daily on social media about special counsel
00:06 Jack Smith and Judge Tanya Chutkan.
00:09 Smith and the DOJ have expressed concerns that Trump's daily extrajudicial statements
00:13 about ongoing cases could threaten to prejudice potential jury pools.
00:18 Judge Chutkan has previously warned Trump against making inflammatory posts that could
00:21 taint jurors, but he has continued doing so.
00:25 On Tuesday, Trump shared a New York Post article about Judge Chutkan and posted calling Smith
00:29 "deranged" with "unchecked and insane aggression."
00:33 The DOJ cited Trump's ongoing comments in a recent filing, arguing they could grind
00:37 litigation in this case to a halt.
00:40 Smith's team agreed more time is needed to avoid prejudicing jurors.
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