George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley predicted special counsel Jack Smith may “never see a March trial” Friday after the Supreme Court denied Smith’s plea to hear the case.
The Supreme Court rejected 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 impact of this decision on Smith is going to be anything but good,” Turley told “America Reports” co-host John Roberts and guest co-host Jacqui Heinrich. (RELATED: ‘I Don’t Think This Works’: GOP Sen Says Jack Smith’s ‘Political Prosecution’ Of Trump Is Blowing Up In Dems’ Faces)
“The reason he was so insistent on leapfrogging the D.C. Circuit is that he believes that this could end up endangering the March trial date,” Turley continued. “Now, that…