Jack Smith must now make 'strategic choice' on Trump case with 'major consequences'

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Jack Smith must now make 'strategic choice' on Trump case with 'major consequences': column

During Thursday's oral arguments concerning former President Donald Trump's claim of total criminal immunity, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) indicated warmth toward Trump's position. One columnist recently wrote that if Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith hopes to try the former president before the election, he may have to put some elements of his indictment on the chopping block. In a …