Former President Donald Trump is seeking permission from a federal judge to lodge an oversized filing in his criminal case in Washington, after special prosecutor Jack Smith was allowed to file a 165-page brief.
Trump wants to file a 180-page motion in response to Smith’s brief, lawyers for the former president told U.S. District Judge Tonya Chutkan on Oct. 2.
The case centers on charges brought against Trump ahead of and during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled over the summer that presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts, but not for unofficial acts, and remanded the case back to Chutkan….