Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy said Special Counsel Jack Smith wanted former President Donald Trump “convicted” of Jan. 6-related charges before the 2024 election.
The Supreme Court agreed to consider Smith’s request to provide expedited review of an appeal of a district court ruling by judge Tanya Chutkan that rejected a motion by Trump’s attorneys to dismiss the charges. The high court is also reviewing a challenge to a statue the Justice Department used against many Jan. 6 defendants that Trump was also charged with violating. (RELATED: ‘The Constitutional Implications Are Massive’: CNN Analyst Claims Trump ‘Delaying Justice’ With Immunity Case)
“The default position of federal law, Larry, is that you try the whole case including all the litigation in the trial court first and then after it’s all over, if there is a conviction, jury verdict and…