What Chutkan did today by taking the rare—unprecedented?—step of allowing DOJ to file an “opening brief” on additional immunity questions is a way to put Trump on trial without a jury and little recourse.
Tom Windom, Smith’s prosecutor, told Chutkan the brief would be “comprehensive.” The document will include grand jury transcripts, 302s (FBI) and other cherry picked “evidence” to salvage the “Big Lie” narrative as people start to vote.
You can GUARANTEE DOJ will release new bombshells to put Trump on the defensive and create damaging headlines.
It’s a paper trial but without cross examination, defense witnesses, or other due process rights.
Nothing to celebrate.