‘Why Shouldn’t We Send it Back?’ Chief Justice Roberts Suggests Kicking the Can Down the Road on Trump Immunity Case

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‘Why Shouldn’t We Send it Back?’ Chief Justice Roberts Suggests Kicking the Can Down the Road on Trump Immunity Case

Chief Justice John Roberts suggested delaying the decision on former President Donald Trump’s immunity case while questioning Michael Dreeben, the attorney representing Special Counsel Jack Smith. Trump has argued that he cannot be prosecuted in his D.C. criminal trial by Smith because he is protected by presidential immunity. The current immunity case being heard by the Supreme Court has already delayed the criminal trial, which was supposed to…